Official UK procurement notice
Outsourced ICT Framework Agreement
Authority: Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCPC are seeking to create a framework on behalf of educational establishments for ICT Outsourcery, covering services and consultancy. This process looks to appoint service providers capable of providing on-site and remote ICT services in addition to independent consultancy with a view to appoint such service providers.
This tender will be available to all current and future members of CPC: www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php ↗ www.gov.uk/guidance/get-informa… ↗
The tender is also available for NWUPC members: www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members ↗
EANI (Education Authority Northern Ireland) www.eani.org.uk ↗ and the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations): www.thecpc.ac.uk/suppliers/eligible-p… ↗
CPV: Computer back-up services · Computer network services · Computer upgrade services · Computer-related professional services · Data network management services · Disaster recovery services · Hardware consultancy services · Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services · Hardware integration consultancy services · Helpdesk and support services · Helpdesk services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · +14 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 16 suppliers · 27 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.7 per place) · 16 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Outsourced ICT ServicesAwardedPublished value£95,000,000
This lot covers all services involved in providing an outsourced managed service for information communication technology. This includes but is not limited to:
- Remote and on-site service provision for proactive and reactive support including monitoring, incident managing, testing, fault fixing, backup and disaster recovery, data protection, patch management, etc.
- IT asset and configuration management, release management
- Supporting staff with new IT developments, IT procurement, service integration and management, set up of IT equipment (e.g. for use in lessons, assemblies, meetings) where there is an on-site requirement, advice etc.
- Project management and development of IT strategies & refreshment, and other additional ad-hoc requirements
Lot #2Outsourced ICT ConsultancyAwardedPublished value£5,000,000
This lot is specifically for consultancy and design services where a solution is yet to be defined. The purpose of this lot is to attract independent consultants who can utilise expertise from a technical standpoint, offering objective recommendations to support a tendering process for an outsourced ICT service by working in conjunction with an institutions’ procurement staff.
Service is expected to culminate in a final objective report, which may be the result of (but is not limited to):
- Fact-finding processes, liaising with engineers and IT support staff, data analysis, determining information system requirements and defining project objectives
- Making recommendations such as suggesting appropriate hardware, software, systems, service levels etc.
- Compiling reports and presenting information, understanding practices and the objectives of the institution, assisting with the creation of IT strategies and the development of effective IT procedures, analysis of data and potential issues
- Assessment of security loopholes, obsolete assets, inefficiencies etc.
- Assisting with tendering processes from a technical standpoint, including providing technical advice to benefit tender clarifications and evaluation.
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 (2)
- Customer Requirements: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 70.00%
- Price: 30.00%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Outsourced ICT Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 23 Feb 2021, 16:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2021, 10:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CA8378 - CPC/LO/01/2021- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012147- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029587Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of a ten calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contract 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
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Mar 2021 → 1 Jun 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 Jun 2021, 10:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2021, 10:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1: Outsourced ICT Services
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £95,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2: Outsourced ICT Consultancy
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Outsourced ICT Services | 27bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Outsourced ICT Consultancy | 15bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- EducationContracting authority
- Education Authority Northern IrelandContracting authority
- North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium LtdContracting authority
- Public SectorContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Crescent Purchasing ConsortiaMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- BCN Group LtdFramework contractor
- ComputeamFramework contractor
- Computer Systems in Education (CSE) Framework contractor
- Dataspire Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Deloitte LLPFramework contractor
- EVR Consulting LimitedFramework contractor
- European Electronique Framework contractor
- NOVATIA SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- New NetworksFramework contractor
- PTS Consulting UK LtdFramework contractor
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- Phoenix Software LtdFramework contractor
- RM EducationFramework contractor
- SWEETHAVEN COMPUTERS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Stone Technologies Ltd trading as Stone GroupFramework contractor
- The AdEPT Technology Group Framework 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