Official UK procurement notice
TC718 - Microsoft Licences
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMicrosoft Licence and Support Contract:
The Council currently has approximately 7300 staff located over 250 locations, with a mixed
estate of approximately 10,000 hardware devices split between laptops, desktops, tablets
and mobile phones. In addition, there are approximately 300 users (and an associated
quantity of endpoints) who qualify for Academic pricing. There are around 300 applications
in use, a large proportion of which can be accessed through a Citrix Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure. Much of the Council’s IT estate is underpinned by Microsoft technology. As
examples: use of Microsoft Office is still prevalent to support a number of dependent
applications and processes (including Microsoft Access). Windows Server, SQL, Windows
client OS, Active Directory and Remote Desktop Services continue to play a critical role in
the delivery of services.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Microsoft Licence and Support Contract further details are set out in the procurementAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
Microsoft Licence and Support Contract further details are set out in the procurement
documents. Additional information: The Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants needed to
electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via
the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 05 January 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2
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 (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 20
- 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 · 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Nov 2021, 16:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2022, 11:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN580339- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008119- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fa30Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: The Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants were emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants needed to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 05 January 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries needed to be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contract will be for 3 years, the contract is expected to commence 01 April 2022. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Jan 2022 → 25 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Mar 2022, 11:26 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2022- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2022, 11:26 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Mar 2022, 11:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustmarque Solutions Limited | £6,225,346 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008119-2022-TC718-1 · Trustmarque Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 15 Mar 2022
- Value
- £6,225,346
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Trustmarque Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.