Red Hat License Subscription Renewal – Invitation to Quote
Red Hat Infrastructure for Academic Solutions Site Subscription, Standard (per FTE).
Contract summary
Industry
- Software package and information systems – 48000000
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – 72000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£29k
Published date
06 August 2018
Closing date
20 August 2018
Contract start date
03 September 2018
Contract end date
02 September 2019
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The final date and time for the submission of bids is 20 / 08 / 2018 at 14:00.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
STFC Harwell requires a 1 year renewal of its Redhat Linux Academic Site subscription and supporting infrastructure software, usage as per below:
1949.375 FTE : Red Hat Infrastructure for Academic Solutions Site Subscription, Standard (per FTE) (SKU RH00191) – 1950 users.
This will be procured via an Invitation to Quote competitive tender.
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 20th August 2018 at 14:00
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.
How to Apply
As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.
To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.
If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Your email must clearly state:
• the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• the name of the registered Bidder;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation “to apply directly to the buyer” as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.
About the buyer
Contact name
IT Procurement
Address
Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England
Telephone
01793 86 7005
Other information
Attachments
IT18166 AW5.2 Price Schedule
IT18166 AW5.2 Price Schedule.xlsx
IT18166 – S1 – Services purchasing contract
IT18166 ITQ – S1 – Services purchasing contract – low risk.pdf
IT18166 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions
IT18166 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions.pdf
IT18166 ITQ Invitation to Quote
IT18166 ITQ Invitation to Quote.pdf
Bidder logging in for the first time
Bidder – Logging into Emptoris for the first time.pdf
Bidder Training
DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)
Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.
Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503
Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.
About UK Shared Business Services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.
For full details of our partne
How to apply
Please apply directly to the buyer using the contact details provided, or follow the instructions given in the notice description or information section.