Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The University of Nottingham
King's Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane
Nottingham
NG7 2NR
UK
Contact person: Helen Lightbowne
E-mail: BB-Procurement@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nottingham.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/Home
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
The University of Nottingham - Digital Partner
Reference number: 1561/ITT/SS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Nottingham is seeking to engage a service provider, described as a "Digital Partner" on a framework agreement to provide strategic advice and guidance and support the delivery and modernisation of its foundational IT services across the university. Initial services to be delivered under the framework agreement include Strategic Advice and Guidance, Managed Network Services, Managed Print Services and Integration. Following the delivery of the initial services, the university will then work with the Digital Partner to prioritise and deliver the modernisation of further foundational IT services. Further information on the full scope of all the services is available in the tender documentation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
80 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF14
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Nottingham is a world class teaching and research institution with campuses in the UK, China, and Malaysia. We are home to tens of thousands of students, academics, and staff. Our vision is to be a university without borders, where we embrace the opportunities presented by a changing world, and where ambitious people and a creative culture will enable us to change the world for the better. The university recognises the need for agile, reliable and robust technology services. They underpin everything the university does from delivering excellent, digitally enabled education, research, and professional services, to providing an exemplar user experience both on and off campus. The university intends to award a framework agreement to a single supplier with a term of four years. At the same time as awarding the framework the university intends to award call off contracts for Strategic Advice and Guidance, Network Services, Managed Print Services and Integration. These call off contracts are each expected to have a term of five years with the option to extend by two years. Draft terms and conditions for the framework agreement and call-off contracts will be provided with the invitation to tender documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Weighting for the quality evaluation (marks)
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Weighting for the price evaluation (marks)
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
80 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The award of this contract will be on the basis of the ‘Most Economically Advantageous Tender’ (MEAT).
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
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As set out in the Selection Questionnaire
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As set out in the Selection Questionnaire
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Not applicable
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:
16/08/2021
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
23/08/2021
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
In order to respond to this Notice Applicants will need to register and / or login to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/HomeWhen registering, applicants should only register their company once. If you have any difficulty in uploading a response please contact the university via BB-Procurement@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk . Please note that all communication regarding this opportunity must be conducted via the university’s In-Tend portal. Following registration applicants will be able to download the selection questionnaire (SQ) for this procurement. The SQ response should be completed and uploaded via the In-Tend portal no later than 10.00am on 16/08/2021.The university shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any applicant or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this contract notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender. The university reserves the right to change without notice the procedure for awarding the contract, to reject all or any bids for the contract; to terminate discussions with any or all interested parties and /or to stop the process and not award a contract at any time without liability on its part. The university also reserves the right to award a contract for only part of the advertised scope.IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedureNotice number in the OJ S:Notice number: 2021/S 000-013338
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulation 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day when contract award was notified to the bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a debrief in the award decision at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid comprising the reasons for the decision, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, the score of the economic operator and the name of the economic operator to be awarded the contract. Tenderers have a right to appeal provided for within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/07/2021