--- title: "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150087NERC Consultation exercise for the redevelopment of the MEDIN metadata discovery portal" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2018-03-21" --- # UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150087NERC Consultation exercise for the redevelopment of the MEDIN metadata discovery portal Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f39665f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process is led by UK Shared Business Services Limited, focusing on the consultation exercise for the redevelopment of the MEDIN metadata discovery portal. The tender titled "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150087NERC" falls under the marine services industry category and is located in the United Kingdom. Currently, the process is at the Award stage, with key dates including a contract period from 8th December 2015 to 31st January 2016, and it has been valued at £9,350. The initial tender was published on 30th October 2015, and the submission period ended on 9th November 2015. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in consulting, marine research services, and data management to compete for the contract. Companies that can assist in conducting user consultations, preparing questionnaires, and facilitating task group assessments would be particularly well-suited for this process. The involvement in this project could enhance their visibility in the marine data sector and foster relationships with government departments and other organisations within the marine community. ## Notice MEDIN (http://www.oceannet.org/) is a collaborative and open partnership, established in April 2008, working to improve the management of marine data and information, and provide better access to the UK's marine data resources. Sponsors include government departments, research councils, environmental and conservation agencies, trading funds and commercial organisations. It operates under the auspices of the Marine Science Coordination Committee, and reports to that body. MEDIN has established a coordinated framework for managing marine data and information within the UK marine community and has a metadata discovery portal which acts as a single point of access for users to access and find data and information. The portal first went live in June 2010 and since then has been through one development cycle in 2013/14. Further development work will be undertaken on the portal and this we will do in direct response to user needs. WORK OUTLINE We require external assistance to run a consultation exercise to assess the user requirements for an updated MEDIN portal. There are two work packages under this consultation process: Work package 1: Questionnaire Prepare and distribute an online questionnaire to gather feedback from the general marine community. This should be disseminated alongside an article (to be written by the contractor) for Marine Data News, MEDIN's quarterly newsletter, about the consultation with the link to the questionnaire. Work package 2: Task group assessment Convene a task group to review the portal and consider what developments should be implemented. The task group should consist of 2-3 representatives from each of MEDIN's main end user categories: Government Departments/Agencies, Commercial Organisations, Academia/research councils, Charities and Non-Governmental Organisations and the General Public. These representatives should ideally be those who have not been involved with MEDIN before and whose work entails collecting or working with marine data. NB They should not be data managers. Part of the funds available for this invitation to tender will be used to pay for hosting the task group meeting and providing travel costs to participants. Additional information: How to apply UK Shared Business Services eSourcing As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. Please register on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement by emailing Expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so . For help regarding the application process Tel 0345 010 3503 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/994f2e76-60e5-4e74-b821-57fff08059e0 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Mar 2018 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Dec 2015 | | Contract period | 8 Dec 2015 - 31 Jan 2016 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £9,350 | | 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | POWERED BY REASON | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 71354000 - Map-making services - 73112000 - Marine research services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 98360000 - Marine services ## Release History - 21 Mar 2018 at 14:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/994f2e76-60e5-4e74-b821-57fff08059e0 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddeca979-4060-4ffb-8c73-1464d875d8ba ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/994f2e76-60e5-4e74-b821-57fff08059e0 21st March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddeca979-4060-4ffb-8c73-1464d875d8ba 30th October 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/eda2a138-d174-4548-a6bd-306da06cbfe8 Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e8cebe76-df6c-461c-8a8f-3901c95801b2 Bidder Training Guide - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a38e70b1-a7b3-476b-8e81-542ad5d9b3df ITQ specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df7c0abd-224c-4970-b846-3d999389b857 Emptoris e-sourcing Guide - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/756c3a49-df51-41d3-9936-3ee7441ce15a ITQ Questions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/71c2ada1-edea-487e-aeb7-25dcb2834c0d AW3.1 Validation Check - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ca526e90-d452-4142-a976-9fdd8780aa39 Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a4f10ecf-3d8b-4181-b2a5-7ceebe6e317d Bidder Training Guide - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a0c4f31d-3c18-4257-be9b-5c8cdb2e2fe1 ITQ specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c3238afc-2473-4775-84c4-19a50c56cd10 Emptoris e-sourcing Guide - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b43de49-4650-48da-921a-fbd58699e92c ITQ Questions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53af7590-ece0-4f9f-b111-f11e96283550 AW3.1 Validation Check ## Notice URLs - http://www.oceannet.org/ - https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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