Official UK procurement notice
(P- 1577) Information Services - Hardware Maintenance and Support Services
Authority: Translink (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. Translink is seeking to appoint a single service provider to support their Information Services Department with delivery of the following service areas: 1) Hardware maintenance (servers, SAN, client devices eg laptops, desktops, and printers) 2) Out of hours support (e.g monitoring an internal data centre) 3) Business continuity services and testing 4) Application support services (e.g. Database administrator services for key SQL and Oracle databases) 5) Transition and transformation services (e.g. transition from one operational site(s) to an alternative/implementing new services e.g. print management. The anticipated start date is June 2021 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any Tender from one or any number of Tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
- Recurrence: Translink may make a call for competition at the end of the initial 3 year contract period and/or if additional options are taken (2 additional options, each a period of 1 year). Translink reserve the right to make a call for competition at any point deemed appropriate by Translink and may make no call for competition should the requirement no longer be classified by Translink as recurring.
CPV: Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services · Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services · Computer-site planning consultancy services · Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services · Hardware selection consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,800,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
Yes · Translink may make a call for competition at the end of the initial 3 year contract period and/or if additional options are taken (2 additional options, each a period of 1 year). Translink reserve the right to make a call for competition at any point deemed appropriate by Translink and may make no call for competition should the requirement no longer be classified by Translink as recurring.
- First published
- 24 Mar 2021, 19:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2021, 19:08 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Apr 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006016- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
If required this will be listed within the tender document. Information on https://. etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Review procedure
Translink will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 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).
Publisher note: Let’s work together:. — follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunities worth 50 000 GBP or more,. — check out our. website at www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/. — participate in tenders at https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps. For assistance using eTendersNI and registering your Organisation please contact the helpdesk whose number is located on the eTendersNI contact us page.. Note: Do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition.. About the Translink Group: throughout the documentation, both ‘Translink’ and ‘Group’ refer to the same corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and UlsterbusLtd.. .
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Apr 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
24 Mar 2021 → 25 Aug 2021 · 4 dates- Notice published24 Mar 2021, 19:08 GMT
- Submission deadline27 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Apr 2021, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until25 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Please see VI.4.3Review body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria