BCU-MIN-63658 - IT DESKTOP HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) are looking to procure the below desktop:

Desktop Only.

-M75Q Gen 5

-Processor: AMD Ryzen 5

-Operating System: Windows 11.

-Form Factor: Tiny Q670

-Additional I/O Ports: NONE

-Memory Minimum: 16GB

-Video Adapter: Integrated Video

-Display Support: Display Port /HDMI

-Audio Adapter: Integrated Audio

-Hard Drive: 512GB SSD

-Networking: Integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet

-Keyboard: USB Full-size - UK English

-Pointing Device: Enhanced Optical USB Mouse

Or alternative specification

-M70Q Gen 6

-Processor: Intel Core i5

-Operating System: Windows 11.

-Form Factor: Tiny Q670

-Additional I/O Ports: NONE

-Memory Minimum: 16GB

-Video Adapter: Integrated Video

-Display Support: Display Port /HDMI

-Audio Adapter: Integrated Audio

-Hard Drive: 512GB SSD

-Networking: Integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet

-Keyboard: USB Full-size - UK English

-Pointing Device: Enhanced Optical USB Mouse Additional information: Procured via further competition on Welsh Government Commercial Division framework IT Products and Services (iii) WGCD-ICT-124-23 – Lot 1b (Suppliers serving Medium to Large Organisations) framework agreement

The purpose of this Lot is to provide Customers:

(a) access to a wide range of software and cloud services products;

(b) access to services to deploy and manage software and cloud services;

(c) value for money, through;

(i) competitive tendering (further competitions);

(ii) supply base with Vendor Accreditations; and

(iii) value adding services.

Licensing and Subscription Scope

The Supplier shall provide a wide range of licensing and subscriptions, including but not limited to:

(a) off-the-shelf software licences;

(b) enterprise licenses;

(c) open source software;

(d) Software as a Service subscriptions;

(e) support licence renewals; and

(f) cloud and web services (including Platform and Infrastructure as a Service).

The Supplier shall have the capability to provide software products to multiple operating systems.

Associated Services Scope

The Supplier shall provide a range of design, implementation and on-going management Services, to include but not be limited to:

(a) strategy design;

(b) security management Additional information: 8 suppliers have been awarded a place within this Lot.

Suppliers successful under this Lot will be provided the option to be appointed to Lot 5 (Integrated Solutions).

The Supplier shall provide a range of Audio Visual Services equipment including but not limited to:

(a) video conferencing equipment;

(b) interactive whiteboards;

(c) interactive displays;

(d) projectors;

(e) sound and visual recording equipment;

(f) CCTV systems;

(g) meeting room audio;

(h) PA systems; and

(i) digital signage etc.

The Supplier shall be able to provide rental equipment and services for instances such as one-off events.

Services

The Supplier shall be required to provide on-going support and maintenance for:

(a) equipment installed by the Supplier; and

(b) existing equipment. Additional information: 5 suppliers have been awarded a place within this Lot.

Tenderers bidding for Lot 3 (Audio Visual) shall not be permitted to bid for any other Lots, with the exception of the option of being appointed to Lot 5 (Integrated Solutions)

The Supplier shall be required to provide a range of Products and/ or Services under this lot:

Multi-Functional Print Devices and Print Solutions

The objective of this framework is to:

(a) Provide Customers with a wide range of MFD products and services, which meet the individual Customers requirements;

(b) Offer a flexible, competitive and simple route to market;

(c) Provide a value for money route to market, which continues to evolve to offer the latest technologies at competitive pricing; and

(d) Provide document and print solutions which balance the need for immediate savings, whilst considering the socio and environmental impact on future generations. Additional information: 8 suppliers have been awarded a place within this Lot.

Suppliers successful under this Lot will be provided the option to be appointed to Lot 5 (Integrated Solutions).

The Supplier shall provide an integrated IT Hardware and Software Solutions service, which will include but will not be limited to the scope of Lots 1 – 4.

This may take the form of:

(a) a one-stop-shop solution in which a single Supplier provides all aspects of the Customers IT requirements;

(i) several Elements, i.e. Hardware & Software

(ii) semi managed service, where a supplier would provide day-to-day operations, such as schools appointing a supplier to provide, install and manage network, to support Chrome/ Apple etc. or

(b) the design, implementation and/ or support of an IT Solution, which requires Products and or Services covered by 2 or more Lots, including but not limited to:

(i) digital Transformation

(ii) emerging Technologies, i.e. Smart City, machine learning, IoT

(iii) unified/ corporate comms;

(iv) converged/ hyper converged/ software defined Infrastructure;

(v) data centre design and implementation;

(vi) hybrid infrastructure solutions; and

(vii) bundled hardware and software.

(viii) audio Visual Solutions

(ix) print and document solutions

Successful Tenderers on Lot 1 (Hardware), Lot 2 (Software), Lot 3 (Audio Visual Services) and Lot 4 (Multi-Functional Print Devices and Print Solutions) shall automatically be given the option to be appointed to Lot 5 (Integrated Solutions). Additional information: 22 suppliers were awarded a place within this Lot.

For avoidance of doubt, there was no separate Tender exercise to appoint Tenderers to Lot 5 (Integrated Solutions). Tenderers were given the option to be awarded a place on Lot 5 if successful in Lots 1-4.