Find a TenderCancelled
Published 8 Mar 2023, 15:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Microsoft and Google academic licences

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published value£270,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ICT Solutions (Norfolk County Council) were seeking to purchase, on behalf of our education establishment customers, primarily but not limited to, SaaS and PaaS Microsoft Academic Solutions and Google Workspace for Education and Chrome Management device Licences.ICT Solutions (Norfolk County Council) was seeking to partner with a supplier who is both an authorised Cloud Solution Provider for Microsoft Cloud Licences, where ICT Solutions (Norfolk County Council) will work as the Indirect Reseller, and a Google Workspace for Education licence distributor, where ICT Solutions (Norfolk County Council) would work as the Reseller.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledPublished value£270,000

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

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
Cancelled
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 Mar 2023, 15:32 GMT
Last source update
24 Apr 2023, 08:21 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42665
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011599
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b0a0 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: No suitable tenders were received for this contract.

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home ↗

Submission deadline
11 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Apr 2023, 11:02 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Apr 2023 → 24 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Apr 2023, 11:02 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Apr 2023, 08:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    24 Apr 2023, 08:21 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.