--- title: "MCS Hub" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MCS SERVICE COMPANY" published: "2023-04-13" --- # MCS Hub Buyer: MCS SERVICE COMPANY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-80d2cf9b-098e-4017-9ae0-0fe48ac32fe4.json) ## Summary The MCS Service Company is procuring services for the development of the MCS Hub, an online platform to streamline and simplify the certification process for contractors under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. The procurement involves a selective method with a total value of £100,000. The contract period runs from 3rd July 2023 to 1st November 2023, with the tender period closing on 28th April 2023. The buying organisation is based in Cheshire, England, and operates in the services industry category of software package and information systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises would find this tender particularly attractive as the MCS Hub project aims to provide a centralised system that offers comprehensive support to contractors seeking certification. Businesses in the software development and online services sector could excel in bidding for this opportunity. The streamlined communication and information access through the MCS Hub create an opportunity for businesses to engage with contractors at various stages of the certification journey, enhancing visibility and relationship-building within the industry. ## Notice An exciting opportunity to develop a new online / APP based customer journey to support contractors wishing to apply for and maintain their certification to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) In 2023, we will make a significant change to how we support contractors to become MCS certified. The current membership/certification process is complicated. MCS is delivered by a third party organisations and involves contractors contacting various organisations outside of our own - this includes Consumer Codes and Certification Bodies. To make this process simpler for contractors, and to ensure that we can guarantee the quality associated with our MCS Mark, we plan to create a new portal that will provide a one-stop shop for contractors. We're calling this the MCS Hub. In the first instance, this will support a contractor with the necessary steps they need to complete to undertake an application to become MCS certified. Our future ambition is that the Hub will be the central system that contractors will use to not only obtain but also maintain their certification. The MCS Hub will provide contractors with one location that they can come to access the full certification process - with all of the elements involved integrated, as much as possible. The purpose of the Hub is to ensure that contractors don't get lost in a process which involves multiple organisations, gathering lots of information and undertaking their own checks. We expect that the MCS Hub platform will allow us to build relationships with our contractors from the earliest stage in their certification journey. It will also give us oversight of the pipeline of contractors attempting to gain certification. Through the MCS Hub we will be able to: - Support contractors with each step in their certification journey, providing access to an information hub that will hold all of the scheme Standards and advice on the process of becoming MCS certified. - Provide for a support/messaging centre in which contractors can raise queries that MCS, certification bodies and consumer codes can respond to, opening up a simple real-time communication gateway straight to contractors. - Simplify the process of becoming MCS certified with contractors having all of the information they require, with a single point of entry into gaining their certification ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01a25941-7b15-41da-a967-1451cac85108 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jul 2023 - 1 Nov 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MCS SERVICE COMPANY | | Locality | CHESHIRE | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA4 4AB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside | | Local authority | Halton | | Electoral ward | Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor | | Westminster constituency | Runcorn and Helsby | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 13 Apr 2023 at 16:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01a25941-7b15-41da-a967-1451cac85108 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01a25941-7b15-41da-a967-1451cac85108 13th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR166311 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.mcscertified.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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