Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for Products Using Apple Native Operating Systems, Associated Accessories and Services ITS6004 HW
Authority: Cardiff University/HEPCW (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of IT Hardware including but not limited to desktops, notebooks, mobile devices (tablets, phones and watches), peripherals, software, accessories and services.
CPV: Desktop computer · Personal computers · Portable computers · Tablet computer
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 9 bids received (1.8 per place) · 4 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of itself and other contracting…AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000,000
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of itself and other contracting authorities:
Organisations that may participate in this proposed Agreement must mandatorily satisfy criteria (i) and (ii) below,
plus at least 1 of the remaining qualifying criteria (iii)-(v):
(i) mandatory: be classed by the ONS (Office of National Statistics) as a public sector body according to
established criteria for accounting, governance and classification;
(ii) mandatory: be a registered member of at least one of the following UK Higher Education Regional
Purchasing Consortia:- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges Limited (APUC); Higher Education
Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW); London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); North West
Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); or be a UK Research Council incl. RCUK Ltd;
(iii) be formally associated with a recognised UK degree-awarding institution via an established long-term
funding stream for teaching and/or research, and/or a defined legal business relationship;
(iv) provide recognised UK Further or Higher Education courses;
(v) have recognised UK Higher Education degree-awarding powers.
The right is reserved during the period of this Agreement to make additions to or subtractions from the list of
participating organisations broadly within the above criteria (i)-(v) at the joint discretion of the lead university
(currently Cardiff University) and the approved contractor(s).
Individual purchases may be made by staff and/or registered students of approved participating organisations as
above at the Agreement prices and related warranty terms. Specific conditions of contract are anticipated to be
required for such purchases, independently from the institutional conditions of contract.
The procurement covers Computer Equipment and mobile devices using a native Apple Operating System and value added services where
appropriate. The estimated value of the agreement based on historical data is in the region of 35 000 000 GBP
per annum. This estimate includes institutional purchases and permitted personal
purchases by registered students and staff (on campus)of approved organisations (circa 2000000 GBP per annum) and is subject to
the extent of participation across the sector. This is the total estimated spend by all participants and not the
value of business placed by the lead contracting authority. Additional information: The Framework Agreement is not related to a project/programme financed by EU funds but individual call off arrangements by users may be.
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Customer Service and Contract Management: 15%
- Relationship Mgmt Product Knowledge and Added Value: 20%
- Responsible Procurement: 20%
- price: 45%
Published award criteria (4)
- Customer Service and Contract Management: 15
- Relationship Mgmt Product Knowledge and Added Value: 20
- Responsible Procurement: 20
- Price: 45
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “National Framework Agreement for Products Using Apple Native Operating…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Mar 2021, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2021, 12:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 May 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031591- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a1a8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:115501)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 May 2021, 13:00 BST
Timeline
14 May 2021 → 17 Dec 2021 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 May 2021, 13:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
- Notice published17 Dec 2021, 12:35 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Dec 2021, 12:35 GMT
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
Contract 031591-2021-1
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2021
- Value
- £200,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- ACADEMIA LTDFramework contractor
- AlbionFramework contractor
- GBM DigitalFramework contractor
- XMA LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria