IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) wishes to put in place a commercial vehicle for the provision of a securely hosted online eSourcing procurement solution or solutions. This requirement will be acquired as software as a service. The solution(s) must allow the end to end management of sourcing activity in full compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and national legislation and be flexible enough to take into account any subsequent revisions in the future. The solution(s) will include: — a procurement process tool to manage the end to end process cycle covering all stages of the tendering process from notice creation to award of contract, including the automated publication of all notices, expressions of interest, requests for information and request for quotes, the secure exchange of all tender documents, a secure messaging system. — an evaluation tool to manage the evaluation and consensus of tenders. The solution(s) will include: — the management of e-auctions, including both best price and with non-price criteria, both forward auctions and normal reverse auctions of multiple types. The solution(s) will include: — a customisable and fully integrated electronic Dynamic Purchasing Solution (DPS). The solution(s) will include: — a procurement process tool to manage the end to end process cycle covering all stages of the tendering process from notice creation to award of contract, including the automated publication of all notices, expressions of interest, requests for information and request for quotes, the secure exchange of all tender documents, a secure messaging system. — an evaluation tool to manage the evaluation and consensus of tenders. — the management of e-auctions, including both best price and with non-price criteria, both forward auctions and normal reverse auctions of multiple types. — a customisable and fully integrated electronic Dynamic Purchasing Solution (DPS).