Leaked document shows that Guildford Borough Council have just spent £285000 on their new website design. Do you think that is justified?

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Entry Date: 02/11/2009
Reference: Not provided
Type of document: Contract award
Country:United Kingdom
OJEU Ref::(09/S 211-303074/EN)
Nature of contract::Service contract
Procedure::Contract awards
Regulation of procurement::EU - with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria::Most economic bid
Type of bid required::Not applicable
CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
The Council of the Borough of Guildford, Millmead House, Millmead, Contact: Web Programme Manager, Attn: Holly Ellis, UK-Guildford GU2 4BB. Tel. +44 1483444253. Email:Holly.Ellis@Guildford.gov.uk. Fax +44 1483444023.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.guildford.gov.uk
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Guildford Borough Council Website Redevelopment Project.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 7.
Main place of performance: Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford.
NUTS code UKJ23.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Guildford Borough Council is redeveloping its website and wishes to procure the provision of: website design services; a content management system; and, a secure, external, off-site hosting solution. The Council also requires support and maintenance for all of the above for 3 years following completion of the website redevelopment and hosting solution. The Council also require a costing for the redesign the website for its leisure centre facilty, the Guildford Spectrum, as an optional extra, together with a schedule of day rates for additional design and development works. The new website has to be highly accessible (Double-A level W3C web accessibility standard), secure and able to support existing software used on the current website.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 72413000, 72415000, 48783000, 72610000.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes.
II.2) TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)

II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s): Value: 259 704 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality - Content Management System (as a %). Weighting: 34.
2. Price (as a %). Weighting: 30.
3. Hosting - Implementation (as a %). Weighting: 10.
4. Support - Hosting & CMS (as a %). Weighting: 8.
5. Tenderer Presentations (as a %). Weighting: 8.
6. Quality -Design (as a %). Weighting: 4.
7. Additional Miscellaneous Requirements (as a %). Weighting: 3.
8. Compatibility and Standards (as a %). Weighting: 3.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority: SK/08/0046.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Contract notice
Notice number in OJ: 2009/S 029-042729 of 12.2.2009.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT NO: 1
TITLE: Guildford Borough Council Website Redevelopment Project.
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD:
27.10.2009.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:
7.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED:
GOSS Interactive Limited, ITTC, Tamar Science Park, 1 Davy Road, Derriford, UK-Plymouth PL6 8BX. Email:info@gossinteractive.com. Tel. +44 1752517350. URL: www.gossinteractive.com. Fax +44 1752517110.
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 285 000 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 259 704 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED:
No.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
No.
VI.3) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:

VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, UK-London WC2A 2LL. Tel. +44 2079476000. URL: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk.
VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Appeals must be brought promptly - generally within 3 months.
VI.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: Her Majesty's Court Service. URL: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
29.10.2009.

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This is a fairly "off topic" post for this blog. Usually this blog contain funny articles about the antics of imbeciles, we now turn to something a little more domestic and simply annoying.

Guildford Borough Council have followed a lot of penny-pinching councils in the UK and switched from a 1 week to a two week (bi-weekly) collection of rubbish. This in itself is an outrageous draconian measure, done without negotiation with their wage paying community in order to cut costs. This in the face of phenomenal tax rates and rises. All done under the thin veil of environmentalism.

OK. Annoying, but lets move on. The main concern for someone being forced to store 2 weeks for rubbish is the health impact on your home & community. All that rubbish sitting in containers slowly fermenting, stinking, attracting insects and other vermin. At least GBC have provided some good wheelie bins? Right?

WRONG. The cheap plastic bins don't even close properly. The lids are warped and stick up in the air, every single one. When the weather warms up, the problems will really start. The insect population will boom. Bins will become a seething mass of maggots because of the simple fact that Guildford Borough Council couldn't even get bins made properly.

Note the statement THEY wrote on their OWN BINS!



So, what does this mean? That you won't collect your own bin if they appear to be overloaded with their ill-fitting lids sticking up in the air. Will we be forced to hold on to our giant sized plastic bucket of maggots for another 2 weeks?

Guildford Borough Council - yet again - failing to organise a piss-up in a brewery.



Well done to our idiots of the week.

Important:

If you have been impacted by Guildford Borough Council's idiotic failing to provide wheelie bins, then you need to ask for a new one.

Complain to these guys:

Recycling Hotline
Woking Road Depot
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BB

Tel: 01483 444499
Email: recycling@guildford.gov.uk

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