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Published 8 Feb 2024, 12:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CONTRACT FOR STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) TO INCLUDE HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND BREAK-FIX SUPPORT SERVICE

Official notice

Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT31.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2024awarded 5 Apr 2024
Awarded to NG-IT Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Refresh of the Council's current Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Storage Area Network (SAN) to include:

New Hardware

Applicable Software

Fully Managed Data Migration

Full Software & Hardware Support

CPV: Data network management and support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
Delivery: North East · Civic Centre, Gateshead
Extensions: 1 x 24 month option to extendVariant 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: 60%Price: 20%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
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
8 Feb 2024, 12:10 GMT
Last source update
16 Apr 2024, 11:16 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN697784
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012308
Classification (CPV)
Data network management and support services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043845 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Mar 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Mar 2024, 14:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Mar 2024 → 16 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2024, 14:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 Apr 2024, 11:16 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2024, 11:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £344,3961 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NG-IT Limited£344,396 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • CONTRACT FOR STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) TO INCLUDE HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND BREAK-FIX SUPPORT SERVICE · NG-IT Limited

    Signed
    5 Apr 2024
    Value
    £344,396
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Regent Street, Gateshead, North East, NE81HHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nimble Group IT LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 8213861 4 Oxford Court, Manchester, North East, M2 3WQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.