Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Guinness Partnership Ltd
Bower House, 1 Stable Street
Oldham
OL9 7LH
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 3031231890
E-mail: procurement@guinness.org.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.housingprocurement.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.housingprocurement.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Data Centre Services
Reference number: DN369387
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
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II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Guinness currently has two data centres, the primary data centre operates from a co-location facility in a Tier-3 Data Centre located at Joule House, Salford Quays. The secondary data centre operates from Guinness’ Oldham office located at Bower House, 1 Stable Street, Oldham, OL9 7LH
The primary Data Centre is where the majority of live and critical services are run from. The secondary Data Centre runs additional services including those for development and testing purposes. This tender exercise is for the provision of the Primary Data Centre.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority wishes to contract with 1 supplier to provide co-location facilities for our primary data centre.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority will be able to, at its discretion, extend the contract period up to 24 months following the initial 36 month term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/11/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/11/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Guinness Partnership Limited
30 Brock Street, Regent's Place
London
NW1 3FG
UK
Telephone: +44 3031231890
Internet address(es)
URL: www.guinnesspartnership.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/10/2018