--- title: "Development and Maintenance of the Worcestershire County Council Childrens Services Online Social Care Procedures Manual" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2017-10-23" --- # Development and Maintenance of the Worcestershire County Council Childrens Services Online Social Care Procedures Manual Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d0fde857-9fa3-4748-bc79-94c4c6b9abc6.json) ## Summary Worcestershire County Council is seeking to procure a Children's Services Online Social Care Procedures Manual through an open tender process that is currently active. This contract will commence on 1st January 2018 and will last for three years, concluding on 15th March 2021, with the potential for a 12-month extension. The deadline for submitting tenders is 30th October 2017. This procurement falls under the services category and pertains to software packages and information systems, primarily focused on integrating children's social care policies with existing local standards and guidelines. This opportunity presents significant growth potential for companies specialising in software development, particularly those with expertise in information systems and IT services. Firms that can demonstrate capabilities in hosting and maintaining online platforms, as well as providing regular updates and compliance with regulatory standards, will be well-suited to compete for this contract. Given the emphasis on integration with existing systems and multi-browser compatibility, suppliers with a strong background in web development and user experience will find this tender particularly beneficial. ## Notice Worcestershire County Council is tendering for the provision of a Children's Services Online Social Care Procedures Manual. The solution will provide a publically available service for hosting a range of children's social care policies, procedures and manuals, which may originate from the UK Government, from the Council or from the solution provider themselves. There will also be the ability to have a minimum of four structured updates in any one calendar year. The solution must provide integration with the West Midlands Safeguarding Children Procedures and Worcestershire Practice Standards for Social Care. Web pages should operate functionally equally well with all supported versions of the major web browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, on desktop operating systems as well as mobile / tablet operating systems The contract will start on 1st January 2018, allowing an initial set up period if required. The online procedures manual will be live and available to users for 3 years starting on 16th March 2018 until 15th March 2021, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months. If you wish to view the documents for this opportunity please click 'Express Interest'. Following this, if you wish to apply for this opportunity please click 'Opt in' which will then enable you to view and complete the Standard Questionnaire and upload the relevant documents. After uploading all required documents and completing the questionnaire(s) please remember to press the 'Submit your Return' button at the bottom of the page. Suppliers will receive a system generated email to confirm successful submission of their return. Any questions or clarification should be conducted via 'Correspondence' through this portal. 20/10/2017 - Please see attached revision to Tender Guidance document, Section 4 - Tender award Criteria. The attached synopsis clarifies which elements of the system are Mandatory, i.e. must be included, and which elements are not mandatory, however, would be beneficial to have. Tenders which are not able to provide any of the mandatory elements will score zero '0' and will not be considered. 23/10/17 - Please see answers to supplier questions received to date - e-mailed to suppliers through correspondence. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Oct 2017 | | Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 15 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WORCESTERSHIRE | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR5 2NP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Nunnery | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## 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 - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 48810000 - Information systems - 72222300 - Information technology services - 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services ## Release History - 23 Oct 2017 at 08:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 - 23 Oct 2017 at 08:46 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 - 20 Oct 2017 at 12:46 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 - 20 Oct 2017 at 12:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 - 29 Sep 2017 at 08:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0893f78e-2dee-4b35-9c9f-af6ea8acab55 23rd October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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