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Published 16 Jul 2021, 16:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The University of Nottingham - Digital Partner

Official notice

Authority: University of Nottingham (Education)

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£80,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2021awarded 5 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Nottingham is seeking to engage a service provider, described as a "Digital Partner" on a framework agreement to provide strategic advice and guidance and support the delivery and modernisation of its foundational IT services across the university. Initial services to be delivered under the framework agreement include Strategic Advice and Guidance, Managed Network Services, Managed Print Services and Integration. Following the delivery of the initial services, the university will then work with the Digital Partner to prioritise and deliver the modernisation of further foundational IT services. Further information on the full scope of all the services is available in the tender documentation.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 19 bids received (19.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University of Nottingham is a world class teaching and research institution with…AwardedPublished value£80,000,000

The University of Nottingham is a world class teaching and research institution with campuses in the UK, China, and Malaysia. We are home to tens of thousands of students, academics, and staff. Our vision is to be a university without borders, where we embrace the opportunities presented by a changing world, and where ambitious people and a creative culture will enable us to change the world for the better. The university recognises the need for agile, reliable and robust technology services. They underpin everything the university does from delivering excellent, digitally enabled education, research, and professional services, to providing an exemplar user experience both on and off campus. The university intends to award a framework agreement to a single supplier with a term of four years. At the same time as awarding the framework the university intends to award call off contracts for Strategic Advice and Guidance, Network Services, Managed Print Services and Integration. These call off contracts are each expected to have a term of five years with the option to extend by two years. Draft terms and conditions for the framework agreement and call-off contracts will be provided with the invitation to tender documents. Additional information: The award of this contract will be on the basis of the ‘Most Economically Advantageous Tender’ (MEAT).

Delivery: East Midlands
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Weighting for the quality evaluation (marks): 60%
  • Weighting for the price evaluation (marks): 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Weighting for the quality evaluation (marks): 60
  • Weighting for the price evaluation (marks): 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As set out in the Selection Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    As set out in the Selection Questionnaire

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “The University of Nottingham - Digital Partner” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Restricted 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
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
16 Jul 2021, 16:56 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2022, 13:39 GMT
Authority reference
1561/ITT/SS
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000493
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c935 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day when contract award was notified to the bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a debrief in the award decision at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid comprising the reasons for the decision, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, the score of the economic operator and the name of the economic operator to be awarded the contract. Tenderers have a right to appeal provided for within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.

Publisher note: In order to respond to this Notice Applicants will need to register and / or login to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/HomeWhen registering, applicants should only register their company once. If you have any difficulty in uploading a response please contact the university via [email protected] . Please note that all communication regarding this opportunity must be conducted via the university’s In-Tend portal. Following registration applicants will be able to download the selection questionnaire (SQ) for this procurement. The SQ response should be completed and uploaded via the In-Tend portal no later than 10.00am on 16/08/2021.The university shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any applicant or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this contract notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender. The university reserves the right to change without notice the procedure for awarding the contract, to reject all or any bids for the contract; to terminate discussions with any or all interested parties and /or to stop the process and not award a contract at any time without liability on its part. The university also reserves the right to award a contract for only part of the advertised scope.IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedureNotice number in the OJ S:Notice number: 2021/S 000-013338

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
16 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline

Timeline

16 Aug 2021 → 7 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    23 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Jan 2022, 13:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2022, 13:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 19
Contracts signed 2latest 5 Jan 2022

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £80,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 000493-2022-1

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 000493-2022-2

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19bids · 19 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University of Nottingham

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation King's Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 2NRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body n/a

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.