United Kingdom-Redcar: Procurement software package

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (15/S 222-404112/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria: Most economic bid
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Cente for Process Innnovation Limited
Wilton Centre, Wilton
Redcar
Postal code: TS10 4RF
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Rosanne Ryott
Phone: +44 1740625751
Email: e-tendering@uk-cpi.com
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.uk-cpi.com
Electronic access to information: www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity:
OTHER: technology development
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes
The Cell Therapy Catapult
12th Floor Tower Wing, Guys Hospital, Great Maze Pond
London
Postal code: SE1 9RT
United Kingdom
The Digital Catapult
101 Euston Road
London
Postal code: NW1 2RA
United Kingdom
Energy Systems Catapult
6220 Bishops Court, Birmingham Business Park
Birmingham
Postal code: B37 7YB
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Future Cities Catapult
The Urban Innovation Centre, 1 Sekforde Street
London
Postal code: EC1R 0BE
United Kingdom
Advanced Forming Research Centre
University of Strathclyde, 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan
Renfrew
Postal code: PA4 9LJ
United Kingdom
AMRC with Boeing
University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Park, Wallis Way, Catcliffe
Rotherham
Postal code: S60 5TZ
United Kingdom
MTC Ltd
Ansty Park
Coventry
Postal code: CV7 9JU
United Kingdom
The National Composites Centre
Feynman Way Central, Bristol and Bath Science Park, Emersons Green
Bristol
Postal code: BS16 7FS
United Kingdom
Nuclear AMRC
University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Park, Brunel Way, Catcliffe
Rotherham
Postal code: S60 5WG
United Kingdom
WMG Centre HVM Catapult
International Digital Laboratory, University of Warwick
Coventry
Postal code: CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
Precision Medicines
12 Hay Hill
London
Postal code: W1J 8NR
United Kingdom
National Renewable Energy Centre
Offshore House, Albert Street
Blyth
Postal code: NE24 1LZ
United Kingdom
Satellite Applications Catapult
Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell
Oxford
Postal code: OX11 0QR
United Kingdom
Transport Systems Catapult
The Pinnacle, 170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Postal code: MK9 1BP
United Kingdom

Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
544 — eSourcing System.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Type of supplies contract: Purchase
Nuts code: UK
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement:
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 50 000 and 300 000 GBP
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:
We are looking for a versatile, comprehensive and flexible system which is easy to use from both a Buyer and a Supplier’s perspective. The system should be intuitive and add value wherever possible to the process, retaining a full history and audit trail of all procurement activity.
The system should be currently fully commercially available and well supported, ideally it will be widely used by procurement professionals and bespoke modifications should be kept to a minimum.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 48490000
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.1.8) Lots:
The contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: YES
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
This tender exercise is a joint procurement initiative to procure an eSourcing system suitable for managing procurement at every level (below and above OJEU threshold), for use by all current and any future Catapult Centres.
This tender will establish a single supplier framework agreement of 4 (four) years duration and establish general terms of business and fixed prices for the provision of an eSourcing system. This framework agreement will be available for use by any of the Catapult Centres, each of whom is able to call off against the framework and enter into a specific contract with the appointed supplier.
The services required include but are not limited to the following:
— Provision of an eSourcing system;
— Off-premises hosting of the eSourcing system;
— Development of the eSourcing system where required in order to meet the technical specification;
— User licences;
— User training;
— Technical support;
— Future developments, customisation, software update and/or amendments to the system.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 50 000 and 300 000 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options:yes
Description of these options:Set out in the tender document which is available to download from www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
II.2.3) Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion:
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
III.1.4) Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2) Conditions for participation:
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the tender document which can be found at www.uk-cpi.com/tenders
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts:
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts:
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession:
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: NO
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiatedNO
IV.2) Award criteria:
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3) Administrative information:
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity:
544
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
18.12.2015 – 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
In days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.2) Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
VI.3) Additional information
VI.4) Procedures for appeal:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
12.11.2015