Award

Enhancement of the Allergy Management System

HERTFORDSHIRE CATERING LIMITED

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Award

27 Jan 2022 at 15:42

Summary of the contracting process

The Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) is currently in the award stage of the procurement process for the project titled "Enhancement of the Allergy Management System". This initiative falls under the services category, specifically focussing on the development of transaction processing and custom software. The awarded contract is valued at £418,000 and was signed on 27 January 2022, with delivery locations centred in the UKH23 area. The procurement method was a limited procedure, conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, mainly due to previous unsuccessful tenders to integrate with existing systems.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in software development, particularly those with experience in custom solutions for public sector clients. Companies that can demonstrate capability in enhancing existing systems and integrating additional features will find themselves well suited to compete, especially as HCL has a history of engaging with suppliers who can address specific operational needs. Potential suppliers like software firms and technology service providers may leverage this opportunity to grow their footprint within the public sector.

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Notice Title

Enhancement of the Allergy Management System

Notice Description

This is an Award Notice. An upgrade of the Allergy Management System to include other operational features.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) have awarded a contract for an upgrade and development of their current Allergy Management System to integrate with other additional features and functions.

Procurement Information

In 2018, Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) went out to tender for an off-the-shelf electronic meal ordering and payment system (The Provision of an Electronic Meal Selection, Payments and Kitchen Management System Ref - HCL/IT012), with the aim for this to link to HCL's existing Allergy Management System (AMS) as part of the requirement. After clarification meetings with the three companies that had submitted tender bids, the tender process was abandoned as none of the responses met HCL's requirements and the systems offered could not integrate with the AMS. As this procurement failed to find a suitable off-the-shelf solution HCL reconsidered their requirements and the only option remaining to HCL is to develop and enhance the existing AMS with additional features required as one whole integrated system. The service can be provided only by a particular economic operator for technical reasons as they built the AMS from scratch for HCL.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-031025
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002444-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72232000 - Development of transaction processing and custom software

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£418,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HERTFORDSHIRE CATERING LIMITED
Contact Name
Andrew Sugden
Contact Email
procurement.contracts@hcl.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1707292501

Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL7 1FT
Post Town
St Albans
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC

Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Haldens
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IVY JACK COMMUNICATIONS

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