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Published 19 Mar 2024, 12:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cloud Data Centre Managed Service Provider for the University of Sunderland

Official notice

Authority: University of Sunderland (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£6,250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2024awarded 25 Jun 2024
Awarded to ANS Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AWARDEDThe University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries are looking to appoint a Cloud Data Centre Managed Service Provider, to continue to provide the University cloud data centre services. Commencing November 2024 to November 2027 (with up to 2 x 1-year extensions taking it to a possible November 2029 contract). By expressing your interest in the tender through InTend you will be given access to all the tender documents which outline the requirements and relevant dates, essential information, and what is required.Closing date for submission of tenders responses is - 12 noon - 19 April 2024

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information technology services · Maintenance of information technology software · Systems support services · Technical computer support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AWARDEDThe University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries are looking to appoint a…AwardedPublished value£6,250,000

AWARDEDThe University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries are looking to appoint a Cloud Data Centre Managed Service Provider, commencing November 2024 to November 2027 (with up to 2 x 1-year extensions taking it to a possible November 2029 contract). The anticipated value of the Services is approximately £4,166,666 excluding VAT.For the purpose of this tender award and any subsequent services which may be connected with the original award, we reserve the right to spend a further 50% (up to £6,249,999 excluding VAT) of the anticipated spend subject to changes in University requirements or changes to legislation. There are no guarantees on spend levels.By expressing your interest in the tender through InTend you will be given access to all the tender documents which outline the requirements and relevant dates, essential information, and what is required.Closing date for submission of tenders responses is - 12 noon - 19 April 2024. Additional information: Any commissions under this contract or framework maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as DfE, Arts Council, Heritage Lottery Fund, LEP, etc., and the successful suppliers will be expected to work with the University on any funding applications where appropriate. This list of funding bodies is not exhaustive.

Delivery: North East
Variant 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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
19 Mar 2024, 12:18 GMT
Last source update
25 Jun 2024, 16:03 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
UoS/Cloud Data Centre/1023
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019469
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation technology servicesMaintenance of information technology softwareSystems support servicesTechnical computer support services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044a4e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
19 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2024 → 25 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Jun 2024, 16:03 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2024, 16:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ANS Group Limited£6,250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cloud Data Centre Managed Service Provider for the University of Sunderland · ANS Group Limited

    Signed
    25 Jun 2024
    Value
    £6,250,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Sunderland

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 5th Floor Edinburgh Building, Chester Road, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3SDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • University of Sunderland, Legal ServicesMediation body SunderlandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ANS Group LimitedAwarded supplier03176761 Synergy House, Manchester Science Park, North East, M15 6SY

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