Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement - Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792295836
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Microsoft Unified Support
Reference number: SU82(19)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72261000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University seeks to award a contract for a Microsoft Unified Support package to Microsoft Limited, for the provision of a software support agreement, which provides direct access and escalation routes to the Microsoft development and product groups (including root cause analysis). The contract is for a 12 month period, at a value of 51,677.44 GBP, and the University expects to renew this agreement on an annual basis due to underpinning major ongoing projects.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
206 709.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72262000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University seeks to award a contract for a Microsoft Unified Support package to Microsoft Limited, for the provision of a software support agreement, which provides direct access and escalation routes to the Microsoft development and product groups (including root cause analysis). The contract is for a 12 month period, at a value of 51,677.44 GBP, and the University expects to renew this agreement on an annual basis due to underpinning major ongoing projects.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The University seeks to award a contract for a Microsoft Unified Support package to Microsoft Limited, on the basis of unique and direct access and escalation routes to the Microsoft development and product groups (including root cause analysis).
In line with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 32(2) (b) competition is absent for technical reasons.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: SU82(19)
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
30/10/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Microsoft
Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park
Reading
RG6 1WG
UK
Telephone: +44 8448002400
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
51 677.44
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The University will commence a voluntary ten day standstill from the dispatch date of this VEAT Notice prior to the award of any contract. Accordingly the standstill will end at 2359hrs on 26 Nov 2018.
Interested parties who have grounds to object against the award of this contract must contact the University to raise such grounds prior to the expiry of the standstill period.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=87182.
(WA Ref:87182)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swansea University
Procurement - Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792295836
E-mail: Procurement@Swansea.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.swansea.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/11/2018