Published date: 2 December 2020

This notice was replaced on 3 June 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 3 June 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software programming and consultancy services - 72200000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

T20062

Published date

2 December 2020

Closing date

16 December 2020

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

5 January 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

Digital services required due to COVID in order to fulful public funded projects to provide emergency business support

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Growth Company wishes to appoint a number of service providers to enter into a Framework Contract for the delivery of Software Development Services. The initial programme of work outlined in this tender will be commissioned by the GC Business Growth Hub but further services may be required on a Group wide basis. These services will be commissioned through this contract by the Growth Company.
The Framework will consist of no more than 4 providers and each subsequent piece of work will be subject to a mini competition to appoint the provider to the particular project.

Services in scope
• Software development;
• Governance, and ad-hoc services;
• Transformation services.

Out of scope: In general, the Growth Company will provide the infrastructure to deliver these services under the guidance of the Contractor.
The Growth Company want to receive high-quality, fit for purpose, good value for money services.
The Growth Company want to build a successful partnership with the Contractor for the implementation of the Framework
The Growth Company's IT services landscape is a multi-party multi-vendor environment with integration of many different technical components. Occasionally, The Growth Company will require the Contractor to take the overall lead in coordinating the end-to-end delivery of services and solutions, which require contribution from third party contractors and consist of different components not under the direct responsibility of the Contractor.
On such occasions it is essential that the Contractor is willing to act as The Growth Company's single point of contact and take care of the communications and collaborations with the other teams, 'behind the scenes', without reliance on The Growth Company.


About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Batty

Address

Lee House
90 Great Bridgewater St
Manchester
M1 5JW
England

Telephone

0161 237 4044

Email

nick.batty@growthco.uk