Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
Newcastle University, Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
UK
Contact person: Mr Dave Anderson
Telephone: +44 1912225360
E-mail: dave.anderson@ncl.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1912228845
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ncl.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.ncl.ac.uk
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
(NU/1388) Supply of Huawei Enterprise Network Equipment Maintenance Services
Reference number: DN345581
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50312000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Newcastle University makes extensive use of Huawei Enterprise Network equipment across its campus network (core, distribution and access layers), data centre and Wireless LAN facilities.
This tender relates to the provision of Huawei Hi-Care hardware and software maintenance and related support services for Newcastle University’s Huawei enterprise network infrastructure within the United Kingdom, largely focussed at its Newcastle upon Tyne King’s Campus.
Consequently the university is seeking differing levels of Huawei Hi-Care support for its network deployment, depending on the business criticality of the equipment and the availability of spare units.
This contract will be for an initial 3 years, with options to extend for a further 3 x 12 months periods.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
348 563.59
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Newcastle University makes extensive use of Huawei Enterprise Network equipment across its campus network (core, distribution and access layers), data centre and Wireless LAN facilities.
This tender relates to the provision of Huawei Hi-Care hardware and software maintenance and related support services for Newcastle University’s Huawei enterprise network infrastructure within the United Kingdom, largely focussed at its Newcastle upon Tyne King’s Campus.
Consequently the university is seeking differing levels of Huawei Hi-Care support for its network deployment, depending on the business criticality of the equipment and the availability of spare units.
This contract will be for an initial 3 years, with options to extend for a further 3 x 12 months periods.
More detail can be found in the tender documentation which can be found by registering your interest and accessing the the ITT event.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Fitness for purpose
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Cost criterion: Whole life costs
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is expected to commence on 31.7.2018, and will operate for an initial 36 months period, ending on 30.7.2021.Three further 12-months contracts may be awarded subject to mutual agreement. These options will be taken up on or before 1.4.2021, 1.4.2022 and 1.4.2023 respectively.
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.1.8) 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:
2018/S 109-248263
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2018
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAE Technology Services
CAE House, Colonial Way
Watford
WD24 4PT
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 348 563.59
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The university will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The public contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 no 102) 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) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive knowledge of breach.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/08/2018