Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
Contact person: Michael.McCartaneani.org.uk
E-mail: Michael.McCartan@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Rd, Clarendon Dock
Belfast
BT1 3BG
UK
E-mail: info@ccea.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement. EA invites tenders for the supply and delivery of up to 13 Servers for CCEA along with appropriate warranty and maintenance SLA. The administering procurement category for this tender will be ICT Procurement. The EA of behalf of CCEA intends to award a contract to a single contractor.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
171 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30230000
30200000
30000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement. EA invites tenders for the supply and delivery of up to 13 Servers for CCEA along with appropriate warranty and maintenance SLA. The administering procurement category for this tender will be ICT Procurement. The EA of behalf of CCEA intends to award a contract to a single contractor.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
171 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/03/2023
Local time: 15:00
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
Tender must be valid until:
18/06/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/03/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers interested in this tender must register and submit their tender through eTendersNI at the following link https://. etendersni.gov.uk/epps . If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email nieproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Education Authority
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Education Authority 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 the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts are entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/02/2023