Notice Information
Notice Title
Care and People Planning Software for Inclusive Employment
Notice Description
Provision of system for Essex Cares Limited Inclusive Employment operations
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Services include: * Customer portal * Service Recipient portal * Employer engagement CRM * Vacancy capture * Service Recipient referral management
Options: This Call-Off Contract can be extended by the Buyer for One period of up to 12 months.
Procurement Information
This procurement was concluded using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). CCS templates were used to establish an extensive long list of potential suppliers. Our conformance scope of requirements enabled for a shorter list of potential suppliers who were invited to demonstrate their software.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050249
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014884-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- 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
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £198,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 202510 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
- ESSEX CARES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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