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Published 20 Jan 2023, 13:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ITT - Cheshire South & West ICT Refresh and Continued Supply

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire College South and West (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£5,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2023awarded 28 Mar 2023
Awarded to Misco

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ICT Refresh Project for Cheshire South & West and preferred supplier appointment for all ICT or similiar specialist equipment purchases

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The ICT equipment on the pricing schedule is a planned refresh of ICT equipment and…Awarded

The ICT equipment on the pricing schedule is a planned refresh of ICT equipment and peripherals due to commence from the 3rd April 2023. Due to the nature of the refresh, the delivery of the items will be staggered to ensure installations can be carried out without excess stock on site.

The winning provider will become the Colleges Contracted Preferred Supplier for all ICT or similar specialist equipment purchases up to a total combined value of £5,000,000 over the Contract term. This contract value is an estimate and does not guarantee any future business to the winning provider.

Delivery: North West · Manchester
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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality of Equipment: 30%
  • Warranty, Service & Maintenance Contract: 20%
  • Delivery: 20%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality of Equipment: 30.00%
  • Warranty, Service & Maintenance Contract: 20.00%
  • Delivery: 20.00%
  • Price: 30.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
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
Open procedure
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jan 2023, 13:21 GMT
Last source update
28 Mar 2023, 14:10 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
CA11722 -
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008979
Classification (CPV)
Computer equipment and supplies
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03994b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2023 → 28 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Mar 2023, 14:10 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Mar 2023, 14:10 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Misco£5,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ITT - Cheshire South & West ICT Refresh and Continued Supply · Misco

    Signed
    28 Mar 2023
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire College South and West

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Ellesmere Port Campus, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH65 7BFContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Tenet Education ServicesReview body ScunthorpeContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MiscoAwarded supplier 27 Chartergate, Quarry Park Close, Northampton, UK, NN3 6QBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.