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title: "Tender for Electronic Redaction Software"
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buyer: "BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL"
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# Tender for Electronic Redaction Software

Buyer: BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9392500a-4a70-4d21-ba7c-c32721be52e4

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## Summary

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Electronic Redaction Software to enhance its document management processes. This tender falls under the IT services sector (CPV Code: 72000000) and is located in Bradford, England. The contract is structured for an initial term of three years, with the possibility of two optional one-year extensions. The tender period closed on 21 September 2020, and the active contract, valued at £32,500, commenced on 10 November 2020 and is set to conclude on 6 November 2023.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software development and IT solutions to support the Council in streamlining its data redaction processes. Businesses with expertise in developing user-friendly and efficient software products that facilitate the automatic redaction of sensitive information will find this tender particularly relevant. Participation in this tender could help these businesses enhance their profiles within the public sector and potentially expand their clientele in similar government organisations.

## Notice

The full specification and details of how to respond to the tender can be found on www.yortender.co.uk reference DN492396. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Provider (the Provider) to deliver a redaction software product. The proposed contract will be for an initial duration of three (3) years with a possible two (2) twelve (12) month extensions. The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of the support requirement for the extension period. The procurement of the software is to be initially used by the Department of Corporate Resources to irreversibly block out selected data including confidential and sensitive information when dealing with Subject Access Requests or other documentation. This could be from electronic files and documents in varying formats. However, this may be rolled out to other Departments who require the same facility. The current redacting process being used by Officers is a manual one. Documents are redacted using a redacting pencil or via the paint function on word. Documents are then printed out and re-scanned prior to disclosure to ensure the redacted information cannot be viewed or reversed in any way. This is currently a resource intensive and cumbersome process considering the Council only have one month to respond to a request. If a case requires a vast amount of redacting, the manual process is very time consuming.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d7a1158-c225-42ac-82b0-9cd09fc6efc8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 10 Nov 2020 - 6 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,500 |
| 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 | BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OLM SYSTEMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2020 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d7a1158-c225-42ac-82b0-9cd09fc6efc8
- 21 Aug 2020 at 10:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b12d11fc-5780-462b-807c-0ac0cdaf2c08

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d7a1158-c225-42ac-82b0-9cd09fc6efc8
  12th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b12d11fc-5780-462b-807c-0ac0cdaf2c08
  21st August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc

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