Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-08
Buyer: Essex County Council
Country: UK
Region: Essex CC
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72222100: Information systems strategic review services
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Essex County Council and the Full Members of the Essex Online Partnership (EOLP) are looking to establish a Framework agreement for the provision of specialist Consultancy Services, for a 1+1+1 year period.
An Agreement term of 12 months (including a period of mobilisation) is anticipated. The successful bidder must ensure that the service is available to be commissioned by May 2017.
The range of service required are from detailed subject matter expertise in specific technology stacks to the delivery of projects or programmes all related to the delivery of information technology.
ECC will be seeking a Supplier who would either deliver the requirements themselves or sub contract these services to small to medium enterprise organisations, wherever possible supporting the economic growth of their geographical area.
As part of the requirement ECC is seeking to obtain flexibility with regards to its ability to allow Public Sector partner organisations (including any future successor organisation(s) to the functions exercised by any such organisations) to utilise the benefits of the contract. These other public sector bodies include:
Basildon Borough Council, Braintree District Council, Brentwood Borough Council, Castle Point Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council, Colchester Borough Council.
Rochford District Council, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Tendring District Council, Thurrock Borough Council, Uttlesford District Council.
The Portal will be used throughout the procurement process and all communications with ECC relating to this procurement exercise must be via the Negotiation Messaging Facility.
The tender documents will be available via the Portal from the 8.3.2017. Please refer to the Essex County Council Website, Supplying the council, portal page for guidance documents on how to use the system.
To gain access to the portal please click on the following link: http://www.essex.gov.uk/Business-Partners/Supplying-Council/Pages/Supplier-portal.aspx
1. Bidders will need to go to the main menu and select ECC Sourcing Supplier > Sourcing > Sourcing Home Page.
2. At the top of the page there is an option for ‘search open negotiations’ which should default to title. Bidders will need to put in the search box next to title the project number 0164, or event number 10001, and select go for the system to search for the live negotiation.
3. The negotiation will appear at the bottom of the screen. Please click on the underlined negotiation number to go into the tender and attach yourself to the negotiation.
This contract will be a 1+1+1 year term contract and may be subject to renewal at the end of the relevant period at the discretion of ECC..


Award value: 8000000