Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
Kensington
SW7 2RL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079422229
E-mail: procurement@vam.ac.uk
NUTS: UKI3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.vam.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of a Storage Area Network Solution to the Victoria and Albert Museum
Reference number: VA/CON/08/18
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72317000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Please note this is a notice to publicise the result of a procurement exercise. This is not a live opportunity.
The V&A is seeking a supplier to provide a new Storage area network ("SAN") solution to support the museum's sites over the next 5 years. The new SAN should take full advantage of developments in SAN technology as well as cheaper storage costs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48823000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI3
Main site or place of performance:
Inner London – West.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following the close of the tender deadline and a review of the tenders received, the V&A has decided not to proceed with this procurement process. No award of contract will be made. The primary reason for this is that we did not get enough bids that met our requirements.
The next steps for the V&A to update the specification and publish a new contract notice to begin a new procurement process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality as set out in the ITT (too complex to list)
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price (provided that the budget was not exceeded)
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The V&A reserves the right to add or remove sites from its portfolio. The V&A reserves the right to purchase additional related hardware, software, and services from the successful supplier as a variation to this contract.
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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:
2018/S 021-044098
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=315814546
GO Reference: GO-201851-PRO-12339183.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
Kensington
SW7 2RL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079422229
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/05/2018