Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff and Vale College
Colcot Road
Barry
CF62 8YJ
UK
Contact person: Alex Ley
Telephone: +44 2920250250
E-mail: tenders@cavc.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://cavc.ac.uk/en
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Further Education Provider
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Network Support Services
Reference number: CAVC-IT-17-012
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cardiff and Vale College are looking to outsource their IT Services Department.
The managed service will be responsible for all aspects of IT within the college e.g. all IT Infrastructure, devices and software; 1st, 2nd and 3rd line user and technical support; asset management; backup solution; VOIP; mobile device
management and printing.
It is really important to the college that the new IT Services Department has an outstanding customer satisfaction from staff and students while providing value for money.
The College is looking for flexible working hours to meet the needs of the business ensuring there is an out of core business hours service for key services/systems.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 188 930.30
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72500000
72510000
72514000
72540000
72541000
72590000
72600000
72610000
72611000
72700000
80533100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cardiff and Vale College are looking to outsource their IT Services Department.
The managed service will be responsible for all aspects of IT within the college e.g. all IT Infrastructure, devices and software; 1st, 2nd and 3rd line user and technical support; asset management; backup solution; VOIP; mobile device management and printing.
It is really important to the college that the new IT Services Department has an outstanding customer satisfaction from staff and students while providing value for money.
The College is looking for flexible working hours to meet the needs of the business ensuring there is an out of core business hours service for key services/systems.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Practical Considerations & Technical Standard
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Contract Management and Support
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality Management Proposals
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: References and Other Added Value
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Presentations
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 224-466277
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CAVC-IT-17-012
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Circle IT Solutions
Brook House, Lime Tree Court, Mulberry Drive Cardiff Gate Business Park
Cardiff
CF236AB
UK
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 118 930.30
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Award added in retrospect. Wasn't aware previous posting hadn't been succesful.
(WA Ref:132369)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: tenders@cavc.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://cavc.ac.uk/en
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/06/2023