Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Yorkshire Housing Limited
Dysons Chambers, 12-14 Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6ER
UK
Contact person: Mr Chris Shaw
Telephone: +44 7722067596
E-mail: chris.shaw@shawc.co.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.yorkshirehousing.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.shawc.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Information-systems-and-servers./Q663264P63
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Information-systems-and-servers./Q663264P63
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
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Hyper Converged Infrastructure and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide Yorkshire Housing with a Hyper Converged Infrastructure which is resiliently provisioned across 2 locations. This is Lot 1.
Lot 2 is for the provision of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure which operates across the Hyper Converged Infrastructure that is provided through Lot 1.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lot 1 and Lot 2.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Hyper Converged Infrastructure
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
Leeds.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of a Tier 1 — Hyper Converged Infrastructure platform to support:
— YH business applications.
— YH virtual desktop solution (to be delivered via Lot 2).
— Migration of the current estate onto the Hyper Converged Infrastructure platform.
— Provision of Disaster Recovery/Backup solutions or services.
Note: YH will consider other platforms that are not Hyper Converged but bidders must demonstrate how they will meet the key goals described below.
— Performance — YH require improved levels of performance for their business applications and virtual desktops.
— Scalability — The solutions must be easily scalable to accommodate future growth.
— Disaster Recovery — Improved Disaster Recovery and Backup capability must form a part of the solution.
— Resources — The solutions must demonstrate that they will reduce the amount of internal ICT resource required to maintain the infrastructure.
— Cost — Value for money must be demonstrated.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will initially run for 36 months with a possible extension for a further 24 months.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
Leeds.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of a virtual desktop environment.
— YH currently has 557 thin client terminals (IGEL) that will be retained as the primary desktop device. These are spread across 75 locations with the majority being in the Leeds head office.
— YH currently has approx. 900 users requiring access from the above terminals, from personal home PCs and from mobile devices.
— The new environment will be either a shared virtual desktop environment or an individual virtual desktop or, the full solution may be a combination of both.
— The new environment must replace the existing Citrix virtual desktop environment. It must also replace approx. 20 PCs located in the ICT department and used for system management/development.
Must run from the platform to be delivered via Lot 1.
Virtual desktop must be Windows 10 look/feel, Office 2016 and Office 365 integration.
Must provide access to all YH business applications and administration tools.
Provision of Disaster Recovery/Backup solutions or services for this environment.
Must also provide a management infrastructure to support laptop PCs (patching, configuration, installs, monitoring etc.).
— YH currently has approx. 6 laptops.
— The extension of the laptop estate is a future requirement for which a management solution is required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will initially run for 36 months with a possible extension for a further 24 months.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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
Open procedure
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:
15/08/2016
Local time: 17:00
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
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/08/2016
Local time: 09:00
Place:
Leeds.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Tenders will be opened by the YH project team at 9:00 and recorded in the tender book.
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Information-systems-and-servers./Q663264P63
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q663264P63
GO Reference: GO-2016711-PRO-8467311.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Yorkshire Housing
Leeds
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2016