Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London & Continental Railways Limited
4th floor, One Kemble Street
London
WC2B 4AN
UK
Contact person: Consultant- Darien Jay
Telephone: +44 7850204014
E-mail: darien.jay@gva.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lcrhq.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://gvaacuity.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./26R6T8PC4B
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://gvaacuity.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./26R6T8PC4B
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
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I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Managing and developing property assets within a railway context
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cloud Hosted & Managed IT Services and Provision of IT Hardware
Reference number: N201700003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
London & Continental Railways Ltd (LCR) is organising a competitive dialogue procedure with the intention to award a 3 years contract, having the object “Cloud Hosted & Managed IT Services and Provision of IT Hardware”.
The current LCR technical environment and the minimum requirements are detailed within descriptive documentation.
The contract objective includes supply hardware infrastructure and provision of maintenance, support and cloud services as detailed in the procurement documents.
The competitive dialogue procedure is organised following public contract regulations 2015; initiated with selection stage and followed by multiple dialogue sessions with selected bidders.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44316400
51611100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UK
Main site or place of performance:
London, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
London & Continental Railways Ltd (LCR) decided to organise a competitive dialogue procedure as result of the necessity of reducing of the company's reliance upon fixed office services.
LCR is looking to change all existing hardware infrastructure with more advanced technology and to appoint a single services provider who will be responsible for providing new hardware equipment, including maintenance /replacement services, to their office in London and to provide cloud services over a 3 years contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical solution(s) in the form of responses to Method Statements (MS)
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Technical solution price (hardware equipment and maintenance rates)
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2018
End:
30/09/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Following the initial term, there is a possibility to extend the contract for a maximum 2 years (1 + 1).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
1— Demonstrated industry expertise and experience (25 %)
2— Demonstrated customer service quality and support (25 %)
3— Previous relevant experience and current clients (30 %)
4— Human Resources – technical biographies of senior personnel (20 %)
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Not applicable.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/01/2018
Local time: 18:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
09/02/2018
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-2017121-PRO-11499625.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London & Continental Railways Limited
4th floor, One Kemble Street
London
WC2B 4AN
UK
Telephone: +44 2073914300
E-mail: lcotton@lcrhq.co.uk
Fax: +44 2073914401
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.lcrhq.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/12/2017