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Published 25 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cloud Based IT Infrastructure and Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Langstane Housing Association (Housing)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Published estimate£225,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2021awarded 14 Jan 2022
Awarded to Cegal Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Langstane's requirements are for a reliable, resilient and high performing cloud-based IT infrastructure to support our strategic development over the next 3-5 years, and to fully support day to day business operations of the proposed cloud environment and infrastructure.

The key requirements are:

  • Migration of all current virtualised servers to a new virtual environment hosted on a cloud platform integrated with Microsoft 365.
  • A fully hosted service for delivering IT infrastructure up to and including operating system level.
  • Upgrading of virtual machine operating systems, where appropriate based on application constraints.
  • Migration of the current Exchange and Office 2010 environment to Microsoft 365.
  • Cloud based provisioning of Laptop and Desktop PC’s using standard images per role.
  • A platform to ensure secure access to cloud based applications and services from provisioned laptops and desktops ensuring security and integrity of those laptops, desktops, data and infrastructure.
  • Proactive management of the migrated infrastructure.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services · Information technology services · Software consultancy services · Software implementation services · Software integration consultancy services · System and support services · System implementation planning services · Systems and technical consultancy services · Systems consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Langstane's requirements are for a reliable, resilient and high performing IT…AwardedRenewalPublished value£225,000

Langstane's requirements are for a reliable, resilient and high performing IT infrastructure to support our strategic development over the next 3-5 years, and to fully support day to day business operations of the proposed cloud environment and infrastructure.

The key requirements are:

  • Migration of all current virtualised servers to a new virtual environment hosted on a cloud platform integrated with Microsoft 365.
  • A fully hosted service for delivering IT infrastructure up to and including operating system level.
  • Upgrading of virtual machine operating systems, where appropriate based on application constraints.
  • Migration of the current Exchange and Office 2010 environment to Microsoft 365.
  • Cloud based provisioning of Laptop and Desktop PC’s using standard images per role.
  • A platform to ensure secure access to cloud based applications and services from provisioned laptops and desktops ensuring security and integrity of those laptops, desktops, data and infrastructure.
  • Proactive management of the migrated infrastructure.

The tender process will be carried out as a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.

Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeen
Extensions: 12 + 12 monthsSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality questions: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality questions: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
25 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2022, 08:53 GMT
Authority reference
T21-003
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008084
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation systems or technology strategic review and planning servicesInformation technology servicesSoftware consultancy servicesSoftware implementation servicesSoftware integration consultancy servicesSystem and support servicesSystem implementation planning servicesSystems and technical consultancy servicesSystems consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM5)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c008 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:688190)

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
Submission deadline
28 Jul 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jul 2021 → 25 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Jul 2021, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    9 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Mar 2022, 08:53 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2022, 08:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £554,3501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cegal Ltd£554,350 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 008084-2022-1 · Cegal Ltd

    Signed
    14 Jan 2022
    Value
    £554,350
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Langstane Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 680 King Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 1SLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sherriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cegal LtdAwarded supplier 14 Albyn Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB10 1YPContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria