Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Acer Trust
c/o Matthew Arnold School, Arnolds Way,
Oxford
OX2 9JE
UK
Contact person: Lorraine Ashover
Telephone: +44 1256467107
E-mail: tenders@minervapcs.com
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://acertrust.org.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Education institute
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Acer Trust - Management Information System
Reference number: MPN-10200
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48810000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Acer Trust is a Multi Academy Trust of seven schools based in Oxfordshire. The Trust presently consists of four primary and three secondary co-educational schools.Acer Trust is conducting a tender process to award a contract for the provision of a ‘Management Information System (MIS)’ for the seven schools in the Trust.Each bidder will be provided the opportunity to showcase their MIS solution through presentation, product demonstration and discussions. A panel of staff from across the Acer Trust will attend each session, and will have opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion with the bidder.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 1st January 2023.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48810000
48190000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
See tender documentation for the details of each of the school locations.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Acer Trust is a Multi Academy Trust of seven schools based in Oxfordshire. The Trust presently consists of four primary and three secondary co-educational schools.Acer Trust is conducting a tender process to award a contract for the provision of a ‘Management Information System (MIS)’ for the seven schools in the Trust.Each bidder will be provided the opportunity to showcase their MIS solution through presentation, product demonstration and discussions. A panel of staff from across the Acer Trust will attend each session, and will have opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion with the bidder.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 1st January 2023.Full details of the Trust's requirements and the process being undertaken are available in the tender pack which includes a Briefing Document for Suppliers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Objective criteria is detailed in the tender document.A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
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:
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/01/2022
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
28/01/2022
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Acer Trust 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 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)
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/12/2021