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Published 23 Sept 2021, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Back Up/Archive and Disaster Recovery

Official notice

Authority: Fife College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fife College are refreshing the backup solution as part of an ongoing programme of IT infrastructure upgrades. We require a solution or solutions to provide comprehensive Disaster Recovery and Long Term Archive backup to secure, immutable storage

CPV: Archive services · Computer archiving services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Campuses throughout Fife
Extensions: The Contract is for the design, implementation and on-going maintenance and support of a Backup and Disaster Recovery solution for the College. · Extension period for ongoing operation of system/softwareVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2021, 12:44 BST
Last source update
15 Dec 2021, 14:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
FC-2021-0011
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031259
Classification (CPV)
Archive servicesComputer archiving services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e3f6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:677283)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2021 → 15 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Dec 2021, 14:25 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    15 Dec 2021, 14:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fife College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Pittsburgh Road, Dunfermline, Scotland, KY11 8DYContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dunfermline Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body DunfermlineContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria