Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Servers globally to the British Council
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council are looking to procure approximately 90 servers for a server refresh. We are looking for a global provider of business grade equipment, capable of delivering to British Council offices worldwide.It is anticipated that the contract will run for 12 months, but maybe extended by a further 2 x 12 month periods, to a maximum total of 36 months. Call-off of the indicative volume of 95 units will take place early in year one. Year two and three volumes are not yet known, but likely to be limited to small purchase covering break downs or small upgrades.
CPV: Information systems and servers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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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).
- “Supply of Servers globally to the British Council” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Feb 2022, 22:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2022, 18:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2022/S 000-004206- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006633- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03170aFind a Tender
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How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Mar 2022 → 16 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published10 Mar 2022, 18:35 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextGeneral update | — | Following an revision to the server specification, the tender timelines have been extended as indicated in the Clarification published today. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.