Tender for Data Centre Virtualisation and Managed Service

Greater Manchester Combined Authority — Greater Manchester Police
GB 183 0464 15
Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw
Manchester
M11 2NS
United Kingdom
Contact person: Steven Ho
E-mail: procurement@gmp.police.uk
NUTS code: UKD3Internet address(es):Main address: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/35572

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/35572

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=22685&B=BLUELIGHT

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=22685&B=BLUELIGHT

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Body governed by public law

Public order and safety

Provision for Data Centre Virtualisation and Managed Service

Reference number: A0383

Services

On the 5.5.2017, Greater Manchester Combined Authority as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police, published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in the Official Journal of the European Union to provide advance notice to the open market of the Data Centre tender opportunity.

As per the PIN notice Greater Manchester Police is seeking for an appropriate supplier to transition and migrate its existing Data Centre services to a new virtualised infrastructure under a Managed Service contract.

GMP is committed is seeking to let a single contract to a single Supplier to provide a Managed Service covering the following requirements:

a) Design, delivery and management of transitions of all GMP services from the old Data Centre service to the new Service (moving all in-scope services to a virtual infrastructure);

b) Design, provision, management and support, up to and including the OS layer, of infrastructure including:

— virtual machines, and

— physical machines.

Value excluding VAT: 17 000 000.00 GBP

This contract is divided into lots: no

NUTS code: UKD3

Main site or place of performance:

Manchester, M11 2NS.

This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by Greater Manchester Combined Authority as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police. This is a OJEU procurement exercise using the Restricted Procedure (2 stage process), in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The contract will also be open to be accessed by the following contracting authority: Trafford Borough Council.

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Value excluding VAT: 17 000 000.00 GBP

Start: 31/07/2018

End: 01/06/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

It is expected that a maximum of up to 5 (Five) tenderers will be shortlisted and be invited to submit a tender. However, the GMP reserves the right to shortlist fewer or more suppliers, either due to the spread of scores or where there is another justifiable reason to do so.

Variants will be accepted: no

Options: no

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

This tender process is being conducted through the Bluelight e-tendering portal. In the interests of fairness, accountability and auditability, all communication regarding this tender must be made through the ‘Discussion’ facility of the Bluelight portal. No other methods of communication will receive a response.

List and brief description of conditions:

As per the tender documents.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Selection criteria as stated in the tender documents.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Selection criteria as stated in the tender documents.

As per the tender documents.

Restricted procedure

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 089-174460

Date: 08/03/2018

Local time: 12:00

English

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

This is a recurrent procurement: no

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

This tender process is being conducted through the Bluelight e-tendering portal. In the interests of fairness, accountability and auditability, all communication regarding this tender must be made through the ‘Discussion’ facility of the Bluelight portal. No other methods of communication will receive a response.

The contract duration will be for a period of 5 years followed by an option to extend for a further 2 years on a 1+1 basis, subject to funding and contractor performance.

Bidders are strongly advised not to communicate (directly/email or during other site visits) with any other persons at GMP Police concerning this tender exercise. Bidders who fail to comply with this requirement, will automatically be excluded from participating with this tender and possibly other future GMP tender opportunities. All clarification correspondences must come via the Blue Light Portal.

Bidders are invited to study the requirements outlined in the tender documents and provide their best bid to meet the needs identified.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority / GMP
Openshaw complex, Lawton street
Manchester
M112NS
United Kingdom

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

In accordance with Regulation 87 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) contracting authorities are obliged to introduce a “standstill” period of 10 days between selecting a winning bidder and entering into a binding agreement.

26/01/2018