Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Solutions- App for Carers
Notice Description
The requirement was to procure a Digital app solutions for Carers. The solution aims to provide information, advice, and guidance to and for carers that reduce the demand on Adult Social Care.
Lot Information
Lot 1
G Cloud 14 has been used to select from a longlist, then shortlist and make a direct award to the chosen supplier.
Options: This is a 12 month contract with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months at the discretion of the council. The price quoted is for the accumulative three years.
Procurement Information
The contract was awarded via a compliant route, through the use of the G Cloud 14 framework. A search criteria was identified, and then a shortlist was made and then the supplier was elected on price. All requirements under the framework were adhered to before a direct award was made.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fbb8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017632-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £177,500 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Apr 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Shanara Begum
- Contact Email
- shanara_begum@sandwell.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1215692371
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OLDBURY
- Postcode
- B69 3DE
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG37 Sandwell
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sandwell
- Electoral Ward
- Oldbury
- Westminster Constituency
- West Bromwich
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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