IT Accessories Tender
IT Related Accessories and Parts.
United Kingdom-Reading: Computer-related equipment
2016/S 021-032971
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
IT Related Accessories and Parts
Science and Technology Centre, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road
For the attention of: Elisaveta Kaneva
RG6 6BZ Reading
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1189357081
E-mail: supc@reading.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
This Framework is being tendered on behalf of the following organisations and their Members: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)http://www.supc.ac.uk/engage/our-members/our-members; North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members; North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members; London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) http://www.lupc.ac.uk/list-of-members.html; Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members; Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Purchase
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 40 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
— Components;
— Displays, monitors, screens and accessories;
— Cables;
— Power related accessories;
— Peripheral Accessories;
— Device protection and IT Security Products;
— Audio Visual Consumables;
— Special Needs Assisted Technology Equipment;
— Storage Media.
It is not for the purchase of:
— Devices such as laptops, notebooks, tablets and mobile phones;
— Printers and printer consumables such as toner cartridges;
— Furniture and Offices Supplies;
— Photographic equipment such as cameras and lenses;
— Audio Visual Equipment such as Smart TVs, projectors, video conferencing equipment;
— Network servers and storage;
— Software licences.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
30230000, 30233000, 30236000, 32321300, 30237000, 30231300, 31320000, 30234000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
This agreement is not being split into lots due to the nature of the supply market. Member Institutions purchase a wide range of low-value high volume items. The Supply market is geared up to supply the whole range of products on a national basis and demand is such that Members often require a single source for the entirety of their ITRAP requirements.
The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) awards and manages framework agreements for the education sector and is acting as lead organisation on behalf of its members and also for members of the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) and Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges Limited (APUC). A full list of the participating Consortia members is available on the Consortia websites.
The Framework Agreement concluded as a result of this tender will be for a period of 2 years, with possible extensions of up to 2 further years at SUPC’s sole discretion. Satisfactory performance may be taken into account.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 40 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per the Invitation to tender and associated documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As per the Invitation to tender and associated documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the Invitation to tender and associated documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
Additional information about electronic auction: An electronic auction will not be used for the award of the Framework agreement but Institutions who are calling off from the Framework may use an electronic auction if undertaking further competition.
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 235-425936 of 4.12.2015
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: