IT Procurement for University of Northampton
The University is seeking a technology partner who can work with us at a strategic level.
United Kingdom-Northampton: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
2016/S 057-096465
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
The University of Northampton
Park Campus, Boughton Green Road
For the attention of: Julia Gough
NN2 7AL Northampton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1604892663
E-mail: julia.gough@northampton.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1604722106
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.northampton.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton/
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
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
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
NUTS code UKF23
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The innovative 330 000 000 GBP Waterside Campus will transform a 58 acre brownfield site in Northampton’s Waterside Enterprise Zone. The area is in close proximity to the town centre, a short walk away through the town’s Cultural Quarter and past the University’s St John’s Halls of Residences, opened in 2014.
See http://www.watersidecampus.info/ for further information.
The programme is now at a stage where the Information and Communication Technology elements are to be defined and purchased to ensure the campus is fit for purpose when opened and the University’s vision can be effectively supported by the appropriate technology solutions and services.
The University is seeking a technology partner who can work with us at a strategic level. The strategic partner will work with the University to design, develop and implement solutions and will take responsibility for ensuring continuity and integration, so that the University benefits from an holistic approach to the active infrastructure components that are set out below. The University also expects some sharing of risk with the strategic partner in ensuring that components of the overall IT solution work together in a seamless way.
The University expects to benefit from the experience and resources in research, development and implementation that a strategic partner could provide. The strategic partner will also support the University with the on-going development and innovation of solutions beyond the opening of the new campus in 2018. The strategic partner should also provide measurable and substantial opportunities to students and staff which add value and contribute towards the mission of the University to transform lives and inspire change.
The University of Northampton are seeking tenders for services and solutions that could be developed and implemented to deliver innovative, efficient and scalable solutions within the new Waterside campus and across the University in support of our strategic plan.
The IT for Waterside requirements can be split into the following active infrastructure components:
— Wired Network Solutions.
— Wireless Network solutions.
— Unified Communications.
— Desktop and Mobile Computing.
— Audio Visual Solutions.
— Server and Storage Solutions.
— Security and Compliance.
The University is looking for best value in terms of service reach, quality, delivery and cost for the required solutions and therefore wishes to procure a single strategic partner that can demonstrate the ability to offer a technologically integrated service and the capability to deliver as much of the entire project as a ‘Total Package’ as possible. The successful partner will be required to supply, install and integrate robust IT solutions, providing a suitable level of performance in a number of environments, including associated ongoing support, maintenance and development services.
The contract start and end dates in section II.3 are estimated dates. The University currently envisages entering into a 7 year contract with the appointed IT partner, with the option to extend the contract for up to 2 years.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72000000, 51300000, 32400000, 72100000, 72700000, 72900000, 51600000, 30000000, 51000000, 32000000, 30230000, 30210000, 32500000
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:
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.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
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
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As set out in pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
Procurement documents are published on the following website:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton/
Click on the current tenders link and you will be able to register your organisation with our e-tendering system. Once the registration has been accepted and you have received your login details by email, you can login to view and download the PQQ documentation in the My Tenders section of the website.
The date specified in IV.3.4 is the deadline date/time for the submission of a PQQ.
Candidates must complete and satisfy the requirements of the PQQ published on the above website.
All PQQ submissions are to be returned as an electronic copy via the In-tend portal system (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton/). All PQQ submissions must be submitted to arrive no later than the PQQ Response Deadline, and PQQ submissions received late may be rejected.
The University reserves the right to reduce the scope of the contract, cancel or amend the tendering process at any stage, not to award the contract in whole or in part and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The University shall not be liable in any circumstances for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate in response to this notice, or in tendering for the proposed contract.
The contract value at section II.2.1 is an estimate.
The University reserves the right to enter into contract itself or via an entity wholly owned by the University.
The date set out in section IV.3.5 is an estimate and may be varied by the University.
The contract start and end dates in section II.3 are estimated dates. The University currently envisages entering into a 7 year contract with the appointed IT partner, with the option to extend the contract for up to 2 years.
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
High Court
Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: