Development for a Flexible Voting Pilots Programme

Concepts

• ebbw vale
• information technology
• welsh government
• flexible voting pilots programme
• welsh government’s flexible voting pilots
• trial alternative ways of voting
• software development
• service contract
• local authorities
• expert technical advice

Location

East Wales:

Description

Intention to award a service contract for the delivery of The Welsh Government’s Flexible Voting Pilots Programme with four Welsh Local Authorities to further develop the testing process and to pilot early voting digital election polling services for the forthcoming May 2022 elections.

Total Quantity or Scope

The procurement comprises the appointment of Modern Democracy to pilot a digital election polling service by providing expert technical advice, development and delivery of a technical solution to enable four local authorities in Wales to trial alternative ways of voting at the Local Government Elections in May 2022. The Contract will be awarded for a period of six months.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 72212100 - Industry specific software development services

Legal Justification

The purpose of this VEAT notice is to advise the market of the Council's intention to award a service contract to Modern Democracy via a Negotiated procedure without prior publication. Modern Democracy is the existing contracted supplier to each of the four local authorities (Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen), who are participating in The Welsh Governments flexible voting pilot. This award is to extend the current contractual arrangements with Modern Democracy to pilot a digital election polling service by providing expert technical advice, development and delivery of a technical solution to enable four local authorities in Wales to trial alternative ways of voting at the Local Government Elections in May 2022. This award will allow each authority to continue to utilise the operating platform that is configured to meet their election business requirements and which is integrated with its other key electoral ICT systems. Given the existing contractual arrangements between Modern Democracy and the four pilot authorities and the associated urgency to realise the pilot enhancements by May 2022, the Council intends to award this six-month contract following the application of a 10 day standstill period; The Standstill period will commence on the day following the publication of this notice and will end at midnight.

Other Information

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