Supply and Service of Cisco Hardware

Dudley MBC requires the supply of Cisco hardware, provision of hardware and software support and professional services (when required).

United Kingdom-Dudley: Computer support and consultancy services

2016/S 059-099787

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Dudley MBC
Council House, Priory Road
Contact point(s): Procurement Services
For the attention of: Mr C. Morgan
DY1 1HF Dudley
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1384814862
E-mail: contracts@dudley.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1384814831

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.dudley.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

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

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

DUD — Supply and Service of Cisco Hardware — 2016.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 7: Computer and related services

NUTS code UKG34

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Dudley MBC requires the supply of Cisco hardware, provision of hardware and software support and professional services (when required).
Contractors must be recognised as a Cisco Gold Public Sector Partner and accredited by the Cisco Public Sector Partner Programme (PSPP). The accreditation must be maintained for the duration of the Contract.
Contractors must be a recognised Cisco Advanced Technology Partner (ATP) within the following areas Cisco Voice and Unified Communications, Data Centres, Routing and Switching. The accreditation must be maintained for the duration of the Contract.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

72600000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 1.7.2016.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

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)Conditions for participation

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

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Contractors must be recognised as a Cisco Gold Public Sector Partner and accredited by the Cisco Public Sector Partner Programme (PSPP). The accreditation must be maintained for the duration of the Contract.
Contractors must be a recognised Cisco Advanced Technology Partner (ATP) within the following areas Cisco Voice and Unified Communications, Data Centres, Routing and Switching. The accreditation must be maintained for the duration of the Contract.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

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)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

C135

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 21.4.2016 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

22.4.2016 – 12:00

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

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22.4.2016 – 12:01

Place:

Dudley MBC.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Officers and Members of the Council only.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

The successful Contractor is required to take account of sustainable development, e.g. environmental, social and economic impacts of delivery and to actively participate in the protection of the environment. Accordingly contract performance and conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

Dudley MBC will be utilising its e-procurement portal In-Tend for this procurement exercise. The Tender should be received no later than 22.4.2016 at (noon) and will be available for download until 12:00 (noon) on 21.4.2016. URL: www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

To access documents bidders are required to register with the website. This may be done in 2 ways: 1) Use the Register/Sign In button located on the Home screen; or 2) Find the project under the All Opportunities link and use the Express Interest button. Companies who have previously registered with the website will be invited to input their login detail.
New Users will be invited to go through the Registration wizard. New Users, upon registration will receive an automatic notification of their unique login details. Once an expression of interest has been accepted by the system, Users Must log back into the system to access documents. Now they will appear under the My Tenders tab. Further assistance with the system may be obtained by contacting the System Administrator on 01384 814862 orcontracts@dudley.gov.uk Guidance documents are also published under the Help screen which can be found on the home screen atwww.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

The Council expressly reserves the right:
i) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
ii) To make whatever changes it sees fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;
iii) To award contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the requirement covered by this notice; and
iv) To award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Council be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

As in I.1)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

As in I.1)

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

22.3.2016