--- title: "DBC (SF) Design and Deploy a Digital Solution - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-18" --- # DBC (SF) Design and Deploy a Digital Solution - AWARD Buyer: DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26a1afcb-bf08-4d16-9e93-8903947d52c1.json) ## Summary The Dacorum Borough Council has awarded the contract for the project titled "Design and Deploy a Digital Solution" to Alma Economics Ltd. The contract falls under the industry category of software development services and has a total value of £135,000 GBP. The tender deadline was 17th April 2023, with a contract period starting on 17th July 2023 and ending on 31st December 2023. This public procurement opportunity by the Dacorum Borough Council presents a chance for businesses in the software development services sector to grow by showcasing innovative solutions for digital consultation processes. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in software development and digital solutions would find this tender well-suited for competition. The contract aims to enhance the consolidation and processing of consultation responses for local planning authorities in the South West Hertfordshire region. ## Notice Design and Deploy a Digital Solution (DHUPHC funding) Dacorum Borough Council, on behalf of the SWH authorities wishes to explore the potential to design and deploy a digital solution to the consolidation of responses gathered from multiple digital media and platforms as well as emails and letters into a single, searchable database and to support the processing and reporting of those consultation responses. Local authorities have to produce a local plan to set the strategy for the growth and development of their area. The local authorities in South West Hertfordshire (SWH) are working together to prepare a Joint Strategic Plan (JSP). The JSP is one of the largest strategic plans being prepared nationally and comprises five local planning authorities, along with Hertfordshire County Council, all of which are actively embracing digital and innovative consultation approaches for local and strategic plans, with the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill providing significant support for digital disruption and transformation in planning. Engagement and consultation is a fundamental part of the plan preparation process, but the deployment of multiple digital engagement platforms to gather responses, alongside traditional types of responses (letters, emails) creates significant work to consolidate all responses for analysis and reporting. The South West Herts authorities are in receipt of funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), as part of the Proptech Engagement Fund, to undertake a discovery process to identify a scaleable solution to the problem faced by the authorities in the amalgamation and processing of consultation responses. Please submit your completed tender document via the Council's e-tendering portal no later than: (Stage 1) return date 12 noon 17 April 2023 All the Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92e3de29-2c33-4322-abe8-4dfedd5a8f54 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 17 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Nov 2023 | | Contract period | 16 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £135,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £135,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP1 1HH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Dacorum | | Electoral ward | Hemel Hempstead Town | | Westminster constituency | Hemel Hempstead | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ALMA ECONOMICS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72262000 - Software development services ## Release History - 18 Dec 2023 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92e3de29-2c33-4322-abe8-4dfedd5a8f54 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92e3de29-2c33-4322-abe8-4dfedd5a8f54 18th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.dacorum.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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