Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Flintshire County Council
County Hall, Mold
Flintshire
CH7 6NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1352701814
E-mail: procurement@flintshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.flintshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0419
I.1) Name and addresses
Denbighshire County Council
Wynnstay Road
Ruthin
LL15 1YN
UK
Telephone: +44 1824712612
E-mail: procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0280
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance
II.1.2) Main CPV code
51611100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30210000
72100000
51611100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL13
UKL23
Main site or place of performance:
Flintshire and Denbighshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils wish to establish a Framework Agreement for the procurement and support of new and existing Datacentre IT Systems utilised by Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils. The Authorities IT Departments all provide business systems separately to their own individual organisation; however, each authority deploys similar IT systems that support these applications based on IBM, Dell, and Lenovo Technologies. This framework is to support each authority to procure hardware, software, and hardware maintenance to support both the existing infrastructure and new and emerging technologies and strategies that each may develop.
The Framework aims to achieve value for money together with partnership working arrangements with a small number of key suppliers to develop data centre-based hardware and software systems and hardware maintenance. Suppliers on the Framework will be key to helping each authority achieve its strategic goals and plans in terms of IT Technologies.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
25%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Datacentre Technologies Hardware Maintenance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30210000
51611100
72100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL13
UKL23
Main site or place of performance:
Denbighshire and Flintshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Denbighshire and Flintshire County Council's wish to establish a Framework Agreement for the Hardware Maintenance of existing Datacentre IT Systems utilised by Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils. The Authorities IT Divisions all provide business systems separately to their own individual organisation; however, each authority deploys similar IT systems that support these applications based on IBM, Dell and Lenovo Technologies. This framework is to support each authority with hardware maintenance to support both the existing infrastructure.
The Framework aims to achieve value for money together with partnership working arrangements with a key supplier to develop datacentre hardware maintenance
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
25%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-032490
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Celerity
2 St George's Court
Kirkham
PR42EF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Total Computer Networks Ltd
1 Brooklands Court
Kettering
NN156FD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Recarta
The Atrium, Curtis Road
Dorking
RH41XA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Datacentre Technologies Hardware Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Recarta
The Atrium, Curtis Road
Dorking
RH41XA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Celerity
2 St George's Court
Kirkham
PR42EF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Total Computer Networks Ltd
1 Brooklands Court
Kettering
NN156FD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Service Express
Unit 1, Franklin Court, Priory Business Park, Stannard Way
Bedford
MK443JZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:131025)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2023