Strategic Digital Partner
- Published
- 10 July 2025
- Estimated value
- £582,653
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 038798-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-050b01
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 72421000Internet or intranet client application development services
- 72413000World wide web (www) site design services
- 72416000Application service providers
- 72253200Systems support services
- 72211000Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212220Internet and intranet software development services
- 72212445Customer Relation Management software development services
Description
Following an unsuccessful tender in 2024, The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) have followed a process for a direct award contract as a follow-on to the original tender. The move to a process for direct award through negotiated procedure was as a direct result of the reasons from the unsuccessful procurement in 2024. Essential requirement detailed in the original tender that were not able to be fulfilled included: - Digital partners should have an extensive portfolio of clients that are professional membership bodies - Compliance with Department for Education (DfE) authority to operate - CRM 'MUST' requirements listed in Part 2 TRD excel spreadsheet Of the 112 suppliers who registered their interest in the bid, several withdrew for the following reasons: - There was concern that there was an existing UX agency partner - They had limited experience in the membership organisation space - They felt the functional requirements lent themselves more to an off the shelf product rather than bespoke - They felt they weren't the right technical fit Note, ETF felt that Umbraco was an essential requirement to avoid security breaches. Following the failed tender a temporary arrangement w…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BlueLight CRM Ltd | £582,653 | 9 July 2025 |
Official publications
- FTS · 038798-2025 · 10 July 2025
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