UK

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/07/2020

External Reference: 2020-591238

TED Reference: 2020/S 149-366589

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

London Fire Commissioner
N/A
169 Union Street
London
SE1 0LL
UK
Contact person: Catherine Bray
Telephone: +44 2085551200
E-mail: catherine.bray@london-fire.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33133

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Information and Library Services
Reference number:  PROC/6165/18
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

92511000  -  Library services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The London Fire Commissioner requires an information service covering nine different areas of service. For details of the services required please refer to the Supplier Questionnaire or the draft Invitation to Tender.
The Commissioner will be entering into a Shared Services agreement with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide information services to their staff. The contractor shall provide services to both the Commissioner and the GLA. The Commissioner shall be acting as contract manager on behalf of both parties.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  724440.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72300000  -  Data services
73110000  -  Research services
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79315000  -  Social research services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
London
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The London Fire Commissioner requires an information service covering the following areas of activity:
1. Provision of an enquiry service (covering a range of activities from profiling to literature searching).
2. Production of alerting bulletins, highlighting new policy announcements, reports, official statistics, publications and research articles across a range of policy subject areas.
3. Supply of a daily information bulletin covering all policy areas relevant to the GLA.
4. Access to full text books, journals and newspapers.
5. Access to social / urban affairs database to enable GLA users, other public sector staff and paying subscribers to carry out their own searches for research articles.
6. Training to strengthen information literacy.
7. Promotion and marketing.
8. Contract management.
9. Hosting and server support.
The Commissioner will be entering into a Shared Services agreement with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide information services to their staff. The contractor shall provide services to both the Commissioner and the GLA. The Commissioner shall be acting as contract manager on behalf of both parties.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  50%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Sustainability / Social Value  /  Weighting:  10%
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 187-422900

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Information and Library Services

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/04/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Idox Software ltd
02933889
2nd floor, 1310 Waterside, Arlington Business Park
Theale
RG7 4SA
UK
Telephone: +44 8703337101
E-mail: bidteam@idoxgroup.com
Fax: +44 8703337131
Internet address: http://www.idoxgroup.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  724440.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Bidders are required to register and express their interest through the Bluelight Portal (www.bluelight.gov.uk). It is free to register and bidders should receive notification of acceptance of their registration within 48 hours. Please be aware emails from the Portal may be quarantined by email filters.
This contract will be made available to members of the GLA family and / or their subsidiary bodies.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right at any time to cease this tendering process and not to award a contract. The Contracting Authority, at its absolute discretion, may wish to extend the contract for a further period or periods up to an aggregate of 24 months.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK