Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Ltd
One Castlepark, Tower Hill
Bristol
BS2 0JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1235822140
E-mail: procurement@jisc.ac.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.jisc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://tenders.jisc.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: National Education and Research Network Provider
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Splunk MSP Licenses
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Jisc has procured a SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) solution for its members.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 006 000.00
USD
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc has entered into a 3-year contract with Splunk to purchase a pool of (Managed Service Provider) MSP licenses at a reduced rate in order that the entire sector can benefit from economies of scale. Splunk is a market leader for SIEM. It is one of the most mature products of its type meaning it is well supported, thoroughly documented, and integrates well with other technology sets including a series of products Jisc and its members already use.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Jisc has entered into a contract with Splunk, Inc. for an initial 3-year term worth 3 006 000 USD as Splunk's sole managed services provider for education and research in UK and Ireland. Splunk has offered Jisc licenses for eligible institutions at a significant saving on the list price, as well as additional functionality tailored for the education and research sector.
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:
2019/S 067-157968
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Splunk MSP Licenses
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Splunk Inc
California
US
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 006 000.00
USD
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Ltd
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2019