Website Design and Hosting Contract
Opportunity Portal (hosting, servicing and maintenance) and Marketing of the Portal.
United Kingdom-Birmingham: Software package and information systems
2014/S 101-176934
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Birmingham City Council
Corporate Procurement Services, PO Box 10680
For the attention of: Brigitte Kershaw
B4 7WB Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1214648000
E-mail: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1213037322
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.finditinbirmingham.com
Address of the buyer profile: www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
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
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
NUTS code UKG31
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
— To enable to Council to publish its tendering opportunities
— To enable suppliers to tender their supply chain and sub-contracting opportunities
— To maximise social value and encourage regional growth
— The maintenance of a database of companies with search functionality to locate suitable suppliers. Links to social media channels to promote the portal, event management functionality. Links to other websites i.e. Councils, local enterprise partnership etc.
Lot 2: Marketing of the portal (including events management)
— The portal is a channel for business engagement and it enables the Council to engage with local businesses to inform them of compliance issues, business opportunities and policy changes. This could include online and social media channels.
— Regular business meetings to provide a platform for business to business networking and inter-trading. The business support pages on the Portal help the Council to inform businesses of various business support initiatives.
Suppliers wishing to be included on the tender list should click on the following link:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
To register as a bidder, submit your details as instructed. You will be sent a log in and password. This will enable you to download the documentation. If you encounter any problems on the in-tend website, click on the Help button for further information.
Closing date
PQQ must be returned by 12:00 hours, 23.6.2013 as stated in the Tender documentation.
For more information contact Brigitte Kershaw, tel. +44 1214649596 fax +44 1213037322 or via email, brigitte.kershaw@birmingham.gov.uk
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
48000000, 79340000, 48210000, 72000000, 48611000, 48219000, 48211000, 48482000, 48200000, 48215000, 72212222, 72212100, 72212211
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: 3 years plus possible extension of 2 years.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Web based opportunity portal (hosting, licence and maintenance)
1)Short description
To enable suppliers to tender their supply chain and sub-contracting opportunities
To maximise social value and encourage regional growth
The maintenance of a database of companies with search functionality to locate suitable suppliers. Links to social media channels to promote the portal, event management functionality. Links to other websites i.e. Councils, local enterprise partnership etc.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72212222
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Marketing of the portal (including events)
1)Short description
Regular business meetings to provide a platform for business to business networking and inter-trading. The business support pages on the Portal help the Council to inform businesses of various business support initiatives.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79340000
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability. No special legal form is required but in the case of group bidders the authority requires that a prime service provider assumes primary liability for the group and that each organisation in the group accepts joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: When executing the contract in the UK the successful tenderer will be required to comply with the recommendations of the code of practice for the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of equality of opportunity in employment published by the commission for racial equality. The successful tenderer will be required to participate actively in the service related economic, social and environmental regeneration of the locality of and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly, tender evaluation and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social, economic and environmental considerations.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the tender documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As set out in the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the tender documentation.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: