Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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: https://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
Storage Area Network
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
The V&A has run a procurement process for a new Storage Area Network (“SAN”) solution to support the museum's sites over the next 5 years.
Please note this notice is not advertising a new opportunity. We have already run the procurement process and this notice is to advertise the award of contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
540 000.00
GBP
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
This contract includes:
— the new SAN,
— all associated hardware,
— related services including:
—— consultancy;
—— design and project management;
—— installation and testing and support for 5 years.
The V&A currently has sites in South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Kensington High Street and Salisbury, but it is anticipated that there may be sites added or removed over the contract duration.
This procurement followed the open procedure.
Please note that the contract duration of 5 years will start on the go-live date and therefore does not include installation, testing etc.
The stated value of 540 000 GBP includes 400 000 GBP in the first year, 70 000 in year 3, and 70 000 in year 4.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technology
/ Weighting: 26
Quality criterion: Security
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: Installation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Expansion
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Disaster Recovery
/ Weighting: 16
Quality criterion: Services
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Administration
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: General
/ Weighting: 4
Cost criterion: Compliance with budget
/ 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
Open procedure
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 098-223679
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/10/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tectrade Computers Ltd
River Court,, Old Mill Lane
Godalming
GU7 1EZ
UK
NUTS: UKJ25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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.
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GO Reference: GO-2018109-PRO-13340198
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
09/10/2018