Freedom of information response

Digital Application for Children in Care

Publication date: 
Monday 29 January 2024
Request: 

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information for the Project - Soft Market Testing - Digital Application for Children in Care, Notice Reference - IT-392-1501-PS-2023-120

1. Copy of successful tender (by removing confidential information)  
2. Scoring table of all bidders, split by scores awarded for each question of bid.  
3. Approximate date that the tender will be reissued towards the end of the current contract period.  
4. How many bidders submitted responses?  
5. Name of all bidders who submitted responses.  
6. Rank of all bidders who submitted responses I would prefer to receive the information electronically.

Response: 
  1. Copy of successful tender (by removing confidential information)  

This was not a tender, but soft market testing to review potential suppliers in the marketplace and gain an understanding of potential costs for budgeting purposes.

  1. Scoring table of all bidders, split by scores awarded for each question of bid.  

No scoring took place as not a formal tender process.

  1. Approximate date that the tender will be reissued towards the end of the current contract period.

There is no contract. 

  1. How many bidders submitted responses?

 6 suppliers provided information as part of the soft market testing.

  1. Name of all bidders who submitted responses.  

eGov solutions, Evident, Infotex, Liquid Logic, This is Focus, VE3.

  1. Rank of all bidders who submitted responses I would prefer to receive the information electronically.

Suppliers were not ranked as this was not a tender.

Request reference:
FOI 13352