Official UK procurement notice
HE National Apple Equipment & Services Framework Agreement
Authority: HEPCW
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Personal computers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The framework agreement was initially awarded on the basis of 24 months with a further…
The framework agreement was initially awarded on the basis of 24 months with a further 2, 12-month options to extend. The options to extend have been exercised by the contracting authority. The framework agreement would expire on 31 March 2020 unless extended further.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities have insufficient time to re-procure the framework before its expiry. The Covid-19 pandemic is requiring IT providers to focus their supplies on study-at-home education needs and to a lesser extent, public health and NHS requirements. The closure of member institutions and restricted working arrangements for potential bidders has severely reduced the availability of IT provider and HE member institution personnel required to undertake the exercise. The lots, economic operators and nature of the supplies and services provided under each lot are unchanged. The estimated increased total spend through the framework agreement is less than 50 % of the value of the framework agreement.
The extension of a public sector contracting arrangement where there is a direct causal link to the Covid-19 pandemic is consistent with UK Government Procurement Policy Note 02/20 and Guidance from the European Commission.
The extension will until 31 July 2021 will provide sufficient time for the procurement currently ongoing for the new agreement.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “HE National Apple Equipment & Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
- Authority reference
ITS6003HW- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007942- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a677Find a Tender
Publisher note: A recurrent tendering process led by HEPCW/Cardiff University on behalf of HE Consortia members for the procurement of Computer Equipment and mobile devices using an Apple Operating System and value added services for the Higher Education sector and associated public sector bodies throughout the UK. The estimated spend of this framework agreement is circa GBP 500 million for the full term, inclusive of extensions. (WA Ref:109809)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
HE National Apple Equipment & Services Framework Agreement
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2016
- Value
- £500,000,000
- Status
- active
- Change The framework agreement was initially awarded on the basis of 36 months with a further 12-month option to extend. That option to extend has been exercised by the contracting authority. The framework agreement would expire on 31st March 2020 and has been subsequently extended until 30th April 2021. This modification notice seeks to extend the agreement until 31st July 2021 to enable the procurement exercise in respect of a new agreement to be concluded. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities have insufficient time to re-procure the framework before its expiry. The Covid-19 pandemic is requiring IT providers to focus their supplies on study-at-home education needs and to a lesser extent, public health and NHS requirements. The closure of member institutions further prevents the hardware evaluation of bids. Potential bidders have also faced resource limitations due to furlough and socially distanced working which has impacted their ability to respond. The estimated increased total spend through the framework agreement is less than 50 % of the value of the framework agreement. The extension of a public sector contracting arrangement where there is a direct causal link to the Covid-19 pandemic is consistent with UK Government Procurement Policy Note 02/20 and Guidance from the European Commission. The new agreement is currently out to tender and is due to be awarded from 30th July 2021., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: See Section VII 2.1 of this notice
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Higher Education Purchasing Consortium WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- AcademiaFramework contractor
- Insight Direct (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- Stone Computers LtdFramework contractor
- XMA LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.