Planning

DHSC Email Marketing System Re-Procurement Market Engagement

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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Planning

04 May 2023 at 14:28

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is planning a tender process for an Email Marketing System Re-Procurement Market Engagement. The tender falls under the 'Sales or marketing software package' industry category and has a budget of £120,000 GBP. DHSC is seeking a platform to deliver customised, interactive e-marketing communications to both internal and external stakeholders. The procurement process is in the planning stage, and responses are required by Friday 02 June 2023.

This tender by DHSC presents an opportunity for businesses providing email marketing services or sales software packages to compete. Companies offering e-marketing solutions with features such as user-friendly interfaces, GDPR compliance, real-time reporting, and excellent customer support are well-suited for this procurement. The location for the procurement is in London, United Kingdom, and interested businesses need to engage with DHSC's requirements to tailor their offerings to meet the organisation's communication objectives.

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Notice Title

DHSC Email Marketing System Re-Procurement Market Engagement

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) requires an email marketing platform that will be used across the organisation to deliver customised, accessible, and interactive email marketing. This platform should enable internal and external stakeholders to engage with e-marketing communications delivered by the tool.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The route to market has yet to be determined and is dependant from the findings of this market engagement. Additional information: We are looking for a system that offers:
- straight forward user interface to allow colleagues across the department to create bespoke, accessible e-communications
- segmented campaign lists to ensure we are always GDPR compliant
- user designated logins that have multi-factor authentication
- UK-based hosting in the cloud (however EU-hosting would be considered) that is fully DPA compliant
- the ability to authenticate and verify our domain(s)
- the ability to gain real-time metrics and reporting upon request
- great customer support that can answer our questions and provide technical support responsively

DHSC currently has circa 10 monthly campaigns which have a combined total of 200,000 to 250,000 sent emails. Audiences include internal stakeholders as well as external stakeholders where DHSC needs to communicate policy or governance changes, alongside general communication to staff across the department. The email marketing tool needs to flex according to the department's objectives and monthly workload.

Running this information gaining exercise will allow us to better understand the email marketing platforms currently available on the market.
DHSC would like to better understand the range of tools and functionality on offer from email marketing systems and how they can be used to deliver optimised and accessible e-communications.

An RFI document can be found at the link below:
https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000001RW3A/7AzHm71FXxzlqc_UDZyZ1lwcOR76KF0SyFQyAjQnAMc

Please provide responses by Friday 02 June 2023.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c665
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012827-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48481000 - Sales or marketing software package

48811000 - E-mail system

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 May 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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