Official UK procurement notice
NW2482 - M365 Backup Solution
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbrian Water would like to appoint a supplier(s) for the provision of a M365 Backup Solution of NWL's core tenancy and associated Implementation Services.
Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) deliver both regulated and non-regulated water and wastewater services, one of 10 such providers in the UK, to just under 4.4m customers, operating principally in the North East of England and Essex and Suffolk. The business is headquartered in Durham and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cheung Kong Hutchison Holdings (CKHH), based in Hong Kong. The business turns over £900m and has circa 3000 UK based employees. The business is recognised as a leading customer service organisation with strong ethical values.
NWL are looking to procure an independent backup solution to better protect the organisation's data following the deployment of M365 to all employees over recent years. NWL's M365 tenant consists of approx. 4000 licensed users, utilising; Exchange Online; Teams; One Drive for Business/SharePoint Online comprising of approx. 70 TBs
The requirement is being tendered in 2 Lots.
Following the tender process, NWL would like to award a 5 year contract, with the aim of awarding a single contract to one supplier or a contract under one of the following lots -
Lot 1 - M365 Backup Solution
Lot 2 - M365 Backup Solution + System Implementation
We are looking for a supplier who has implemented a solution of similar scale to NWL.
CPV: Software integration consultancy services · Software package and information systems
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£840,000 together)Lot #1M365 Backup SolutionPublished value£395,000
Lot #2M365 Backup Solution and System ImplementationPublished value£445,000
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).
- Suitability
List and brief description of conditions
Pre-requisites are detailed in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) document within Ariba tendering
portal once an expression of interest is made and access details are provided.
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 30 May 2022, 21:54 BST
- Last source update
- 30 May 2022, 21:54 BST
- Authority reference
NW2482- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015134- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0341c4Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
This will be advised as part of the tender stage.
Publisher note: Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conducted electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water eSourcing Spend Management portal called "Ariba". Expressions of interest must be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] before the deadline date of 12noon 09/06/2022. Once your expression of interest has been received (with the details as requested below), you will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request (where possible) via an email (you have provided as part of your contact details) with a link to access the Ariba portal. You will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PPQ) in Ariba (following the same link as mentioned above) before 12noon 21/06/2022. When sending expression of interest, please provide the following information: 1) full company name 2) email address you would want the Ariba portal link to be sent to 3) details of the person responsible for this tender (Name, Job Title, Tel.)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
- Parent Company Guarantees and Performance Bonds may be requested as part of the award.
Timeline
30 May 2022 → 10 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published30 May 2022, 21:54 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected10 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TBCReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria