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Published 25 Mar 2021, 11:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

(P- 1577) Information Services - Hardware Maintenance and Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Awarded value£1,075,6963 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Jun 2021
Awarded to Gul Consultants Ltd, North Tees Hospital +2 more4 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The 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.

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 · Health and social work services · Health services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Dental Sedation Teesside T1 ServiceAwarded North East, Northern Ireland
Delivery: North East, Northern Ireland · Teesside
Extensions: Two additional options to extend the contract term. Each option for a period of 1 year.
72110000 Hardware selection consultancy services72120000 Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services72130000 Computer-site planning consultancy services72140000 Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services72150000 Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services
Lot #2Dental Sedation, Durham & Teesside T2 Service North East

Contract awarded by NHS England & NHS Improvement.

Provision of NHS Dentistry, Primary Care Sedation 'anxiety management' care to patients in accordance with NHS England, Regulatory and Clinical Standards.

A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures.

The contracting authority will be undertaking a procurement process to secure services with effect from April 2022.

Future process will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Additional information: Dental Sedation, Durham & Teesside T2 Service - 1 Year - 945297 GBP

Delivery: North East · Durham & Teesside
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #3Dental Sedation, Durham T1 Service North East

Contract awarded by NHS England & NHS Improvement.

Provision of NHS Dentistry, Primary Care Sedation 'anxiety management' care to patients in accordance with NHS England, Regulatory and Clinical Standards.

A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures.

The contracting authority will be undertaking a procurement process to secure services with effect from April 2022.

Future process will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Additional information: Dental Sedation, Durham T1 Service - 1 Year - 59033 GBP

Delivery: North East · Durham
85100000 Health services

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality / Technical: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality / Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Mar 2021, 11:40 GMT
Last source update
8 Jul 2021, 19:55 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015981
Classification (CPV)
Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy servicesComputer hardware acceptance testing consultancy servicesComputer-site planning consultancy servicesHardware disaster-recovery consultancy servicesHardware selection consultancy servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029f1f Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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 of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of Justice.

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 Ulsterbus Ltd.

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2021
  1. Procurement method changed
    8 Jul 2021, 19:55 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    8 Jul 2021, 19:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £1,075,6963 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 4latest 11 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Dental Sedation Teesside T1 Service2 awards
Gul Consultants Ltd, North Tees Hospital£71,366 †—Awarded
Capita Managed IT SolutionsContract——Awarded
Lot 2 · Dental Sedation, Durham & Teesside T2 Service1 award
Gul Consultants Ltd, North Tees Hospital£945,297 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Dental Sedation, Durham T1 Service1 award
Smilesgom Ltd£59,033 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Dental Sedation Teesside T1 Service1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Dental Sedation, Durham & Teesside T2 Service1bids · 1 electronic0——
3 · Dental Sedation, Durham T1 Service1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • North of England Commissioning Support UnitMediation body Thornaby, Stockton-on-TeesContact email
  • Please see VI.4.3Review body Belfast
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtsReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.