Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Apr 2023, 10:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Server Equipment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Ulster (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£2,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Apr 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Dell Corporation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Server Equipment

CPV: Computer servers · File servers · Network servers · Printer servers · Servers · Web servers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Servers including virtual appliances, software support, maintenance and warranty…Awarded

Servers including virtual appliances, software support, maintenance and warranty extensions. Additional information: This call-off contract was awarded as a direct award as provided for under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium:- Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) framework agreement for Lot 1 Servers.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · All Ulster University Campuses

Extensions: Initial term 2 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months

48821000 Network servers 48822000 Computer servers 48823000 File servers 48824000 Printer servers 48825000 Web servers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Apr 2023, 10:01 BST
Last source update: 19 Apr 2023, 10:01 BST
Authority reference: SUPC EXP816
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-011186
Classification (CPV): Computer serversFile serversNetwork serversPrinter serversServersWeb servers
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c1ec Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award to the Number 1 Ranked Supplier for Lot 1 Servers under the SSSNA.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 (Northern Ireland).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Apr 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dell Corporation Ltd	£2,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Server Equipment · Dell Corporation Ltd
Signed
5 Apr 2023
Value
£2,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Ulster

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Block X Room X031, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SAContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dell Corporation LimitedAwarded supplier 1st & 2nd Floor One Creechurch Place London EC3A 5AF, London, UK, EC3A 5AF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.