United Kingdom-Ellesmere Port: ITT – Cheshire South & West ICT Refresh and Continued Supply

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-001845/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Cheshire College South and West
Postal address: Ellesmere Port Campus
Town: Ellesmere Port
Postal code: CH65 7BF
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1270654654
Email: andrew.hubert@ccsw.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
another address:Official name: Cheshire College South and West
Postal address: Ellesmere Port Campus
Town: Ellesmere Port
Postal code: CH65 7BF
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1270654654
Email: andrew.hubert@ccsw.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: ITT – Cheshire South & West ICT Refresh and Continued Supply

Reference number: CA11722 –
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: ICT Refresh Project for Cheshire South & West and preferred supplier appointment for all ICT or similiar specialist equipment purchases

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The ICT equipment on the pricing schedule is a planned refresh of ICT equipment and peripherals due to commence from the 3rd April 2023. Due to the nature of the refresh, the delivery of the items will be staggered to ensure installations can be carried out without excess stock on site.

The winning provider will become the Colleges Contracted Preferred Supplier for all ICT or similar specialist equipment purchases up to a total combined value of £5,000,000 over the Contract term. This contract value is an estimate and does not guarantee any future business to the winning provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the ‘Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the ‘Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability:
List and brief description of selection criteria: In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the ‘Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2023-02-20 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2023-02-20 Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Tenet Education Services
Postal address: North Lindsey College
Town: Scunthorpe
Postal code: DN17 1AJ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7879190769
E-mail: nigel.dexter@tenetservices.com

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-01-20