Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kemt County Council
Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill (t/a KCS)
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK
Contact person: Mrs Gail Baker
Telephone: +44 1622236981
E-mail: gail.baker@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Software Products and Associated Services 2 — Framework Y20011
Reference number: DN420850
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Framework for software (incl open source), essential hardware and associated services, support and maintenance for cloud based, on premise and hybrid software. Indicative requirements include, but not limited to, the following application and system software categories:
— accounting systems,
— Microsoft products,
— commercial of the Shelf (COTS),
— enterprise software and business applications e.g. (CRM), (ERP), data analysis, business intelligence,database tools, inventory systems,
— operating systems,
— human resources and payroll systems,
— recovery and data back-up,
— school information management,
— security software e.g. adware and malware, antivirus, encryption, firewall,
— virtualisation,
— workflow management systems and software,
— bespoke solutions.
The capability to provide software and open source software and associated services.
Associated services may extend beyond the scope of the goods/services purchased and may include:
— end user support,
— service desk,
— integration,
— installation,
— project management,
— training,
— asset management.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
.01
GBP/ Highest offer:
500 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework agreement covers the provision of a full range of software (including open source software),essential hardware and associated services and support and maintenance for cloud based, on premise and hybrid software solutions.
Indicative software requirements include, but are not limited to, the following application and system softwarecategories:
— accounting systems,
— Microsoft products,
— Commercial of the shelf (COTS) software,
— enterprise software and business applications such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), data analysis, business intelligence, database tools, inventory systems,
— operating systems,
— human resources (HR) and payroll systems,
— recovery and data back-up software,
— school information management systems,
— security software such as adware and malware, antivirus, encryption, firewall,
— virtualisation,
— workflow management systems and software,
— bespoke software solutions.
Suppliers must have the capability to provide a wide range of software and open source software andassociated services.
Associated services may extend beyond the scope of the goods/services purchased and may include, but notbe limited to:
— end user support,
— service desk,
— integration,
— installation,
— project management,
— training,
— asset management.
Member authorities that have expressed interest in accessing the framework agreement from the outset are:
— Brighton and Hove City Council,
— Buckinghamshire County Council,
— Central Bedfordshire Council,
— Coventry City Council,
— East Sussex County Council,
— Essex County Council,
— Hampshire County Council,
— Hertfordshire County Council,
— Kent County Council (via KCS Professional Services),
— Luton Borough Council,
— Milton Keynes Borough Council,
— Northamptonshire County Council, inc:
— Cambridgeshire County Council,
— Northampton Borough Council,
— Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,
— Norwich City Council,
— Oxfordshire County Council,
— Suffolk County Council,
— Surrey County Council.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality of service
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 209-509650
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Y20011
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bytes Software Services Ltd
Bytes House, Randalls Way
Leatherhead
KT22 7TW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Ltd
Bid Team, 3 Willowside Park Canal Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8RH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CDW Ltd
10 Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7RB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Civica UK Ltd
Southbank Central 30 Stamford Street
London
SE19LQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
The Technology Building Insight Campus, Terry Street
Sheffield
S9 2BU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Software Ltd
Blenheim House York Road Pocklington
York
YO42 1NS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat PLC
Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
SL7 1LW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Software Box Ltd
East Moor House Green Park Business Centre Goose Lane, Sutton on the Forest
York
YO61 1ET
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SoftwareONE UK Ltd
41-47 Hartfield Road
London
SW19 3RQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton
York
YO41 1LZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
.01
GBP
/ Highest offer:
500 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Commercial Services Kent Ltd
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/06/2020