IT Service Providers

{
  "id": "023411-2023",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2023-08-10T14:15:56+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-03eeb0",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-39",
    "name": "Lincolnshire County Council"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "DN684095",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "Lincolnshire County Council will be procuring a number of IT services when the contract with the current provider expires in March 2026.  The Council’s proposal is to move to a multi-source supplier model with services grouped as follows:\nOperational Services\n•\tService Desk and End User support (including VIPs)\n•\tService Management\n•\tEnd User Device Management\n•\tApplication Support\n•\tManaged Cloud (Azure services)\n•\tInfrastructure Support\nSecurity Services\n•\tSecurity Operations\nProfessional Services\n•\tTechnical Design and Project Management*\nNetwork Services\n•\tWAN**\n* Project and technical / service design are proposed to sit with the Council but supplemented by a professional services delivery partner.\n**Included for completeness but out of scope of any procurement activities.\nIt is proposed that the Council’s IT team will retain overall responsibility for strategy, governance, standards and risk, and the following core services / functions:\n•\tBusiness Engagement\n•\tProjects and Portfolio Management\n•\tTechnical and Service Design\n•\tVendor and Contract Management\n•\tDatacentre Facilities\n•\tData Services\nThe procurement is expected to begin mid-2024 and this notice is initially to seek responses to a series of Market Engagement opportunities that will help finalise the particulars.  The main objectives of the Market Engagement sessions are:\n•\tTo provide further details of the procurements\n•\tTo invite suppliers to comment on or clarify aspects of the proposed service delivery model\n•\tTo ensure suppliers understand how to engage effectively with the proposed procurement process\nThe schedule of Market Engagement sessions is as follows:\nA.\tA 1 hour meeting to be held via Microsoft Teams to which all interested suppliers are invited.  This meeting will be held on Friday 15th September at 11am where the Council will present further details on the proposed procurements.\nB.\tFurther meetings focusing on the individual groups of services will be held as follows:\n1.\tFor suppliers interested in the proposed Operational Services group, two half-day events are proposed (you would only attend one event) on the following dates:\n•\tTuesday 26th September (pm) at one of the Council’s Lincoln sites\n•\tThursday 5th October (pm) at one of the Council’s Lincoln sites\n2.\tFor suppliers interested in the proposed Security Services group, a series of virtual (Microsoft Teams) sessions with suppliers are proposed.  The exact structure of these sessions will be determined based on the number of suppliers who express an interest but are expected to take place late September / early October.\n3.\tFor suppliers interested in the proposed Professional Services group, a series of virtual (Microsoft Teams) sessions with suppliers are proposed.  The exact structure of these sessions will be determined based on the number of suppliers who express an interest but are expected to take place late September / early October.\nFurther details on the agenda, location and exact timings for the above meetings will be issued closer to the scheduled dates along with formal invitations.\nThe Council invites suppliers to express their interest in this opportunity via the Pro-Contract DueNorth portal no later than 8th September 2023.  Suppliers should indicate which meetings they are interested in attending.\nSuppliers who express an interest in this PIN may also be asked to complete a premarket engagement questionnaire which will be published at a later date in the Pro-Contract tender box."
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKF3"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "IT Service Providers",
    "status": "planned",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "Lincolnshire County Council (the “Council”) will be embarking on a programme of work during 2024 to procure a number of IT services.  The proposed scope of IT services to be covered by this procurement is likely to include:\n•\tService Desk and End User support (including VIPs)\n•\tService Management\n•\tEnd User Device Management\n•\tApplication Support\n•\tManaged Cloud (Azure services)\n•\tInfrastructure Support\n•\tSecurity Operations\n•\tProfessional Services – Technical Design and Project Management\nThe procurement is expected to begin mid-2024 and this notice is initially to seek responses to a series of Market Engagement opportunities that will provide further details on the programme and to help finalise the particulars of the procurement.\nThe Council invites suppliers to express their interest in this opportunity via the Pro-Contract Due-North portal no later than 8th September 2023.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "72000000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-39",
      "name": "Lincolnshire County Council",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKF3",
        "locality": "Lincoln",
        "postalCode": "LN1 1YL",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "County Offices, Newland"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk",
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Regional or local authority"
          },
          {
            "id": "01",
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "General public services"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Lincolnshire County Council"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "https://procontract.due-north.com/",
        "name": "Mr Steven Campbell",
        "email": "Steven.Campbell@lincolnshire.gov.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}