Tender Summary

Department for Business and Trade - Bill of Lading Shipping Data

Buying Organisation

Department for International Trade

Contract Value

£280,000 to £560,000

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

Department for Business and Trade (DBT) (previously known as Department for International Trade) has a requirement for the delivery of Bill of Lading data for: exports from the UK where a container leaves from a UK port and imports to the UK where the container lands at a UK port or the container lands at a foreign port but with a final destination of the UK. The requirement is for access to the Tenderer's data service (e.g., via an intermediary cloud platform, APIs, and/or bulk downloads).

The requirement and subsequent contract shall be for an initial period of 12 months from November 2023 with the option to extend for an additional 12 months.

A maximum budget of £280,000 (including VAT) for each of the 12-month periods has been allocated with a total contract value of £560,000 (including VAT).

The start date for this requirement is expected to be 1st November 2023, with a 1-month implementation period from this date.

This Procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 under the open procedure (PCR Regulation 27). Tenderers can submit a Tender as a single legal entity, with other legal entities (to form a consortium) or with named sub-contractors.

The data will be shared with the department's Partner Organisations, including the Department for Transport and the Office for National Statistics. The data will also be shared with the Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme, a DBT led project. The successful Tenderer must agree to allow the UK Government to publish anonymous and non-disclosive findings that includes the data, in regular or ad hoc statistics and research . This will enable the UK Government to show how it uses this data to support its policy and decision making and to inform the general public.

Interested Suppliers should register and access the procurement documentation on our e-tendering portal, Jaggaer, via the link on this notice. Please see the link here: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

The clarification period ends on 17.00 BST 23/06/2023. You must submit your tender to arrive no later than 17.00 BST 14/07/2023.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Data services (CPV 72300000)

Region

United Kingdom (UK)

Buyer Information