Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Disinformation Analytical Support

UK-London: Supporting services for the government.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
       100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072116000, Email: commercial@dcms.gov.uk
       Contact: DCMS Commercial
       Main Address: www.gov.uk/dcms, Address of the buyer profile: www.gov.uk/dcms
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Disinformation Analytical Support            
      Reference number: 102196

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         75130000 - Supporting services for the government.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: DCMS is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver analytical support relating to potentially harmful disinformation online. This service will be required for an initial period of three months commencing January 2021.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 400,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            73110000 - Research services.
            73210000 - Research consultancy services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: DCMS is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver analytical support relating to potentially harmful disinformation online. This service will be required for an initial period of three months commencing January 2021.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Case Study / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Skills, expertise and capacity / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality Assurance / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Project Management and Delivery / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Understanding of the sector / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Data Protection / Weighting: 5
                  
      Price - Weighting: 30
            

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The maximum budget for the initial 3 month of services is in the range of between £150,000 and £200,000 excluding VAT. DCMS reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 3 months and the estimated value of the contract value provided within this notice includes any possible contract extension.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open Accelerated
         Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: The COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the supply of immediate analytical support relating to potentially harmful disinformation. This does not give DCMS sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales for this procurement. DCMS considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, DCMS is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation 27(5) for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement.

   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 235-581511
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 102196    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Disinformation Analytical Support

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 23/12/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 10
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             The Logically Ltd, 10850644
             Brookfoot Mills, Brookfoot Industrial Estate, Brighouse, HD6 2RW, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 400,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 340,800
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=567939729

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
          100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2072112088, Email: commercial@dcms.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/02/2021