Cots IT Hardware and Associated Support – Exporting Opportunity- Framework Agreement

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: COTS IT HARDWARE AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT – EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY- FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: Opportunity type NATO
Industry Defence
COTS IT hardware and associated support – server and storage equipment.
The Enterprise Frequent and Swift Transaction (e-FAST) Contracts Programme is an NCIA Strategic Sourcing Initiative to offer best in class NATO-wide contract vehicles to quickly meet requirements for common goods and services.
Within the Programme the NCI Agency is seeking to establish a framework agreement for server and storage equipment, duly named e-FIT.The e-FIT IT equipment IFB will establish one IDIQ Delivery Order Contract for IT Server and Storage Equipment for use at a NATO Enterprise Level and allows for multiple funding sources such as NSIP, MB, and 3rd Party purchases.
The Proposed Contract will provide equipment to all authorized NATO Command Locations in Europe, North America and Türkiye; as well as, to any eligible Third Parties or any Nation which has requested the NCI Agency to function as Host Nation.
The Proposed Contract is envisioned to include various performance options, in terms of volume discounts against published Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) commercial pricelist/commercial catalogue pricing, expedited deliveries, and support.
Rapid Procurement Vehicles, such as IDIQ, are NATO-wide contract vehicles to quickly meet requirements for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) goods and services with the aim to maximize competition and value for money. They are uniquely designed to drive standardization, acceleration of project delivery, flexibility and benefits of volume-based discounts, while providing a quick turnaround solution to overcome service or equipment deficiencies at all levels.
The IDIQ will set forth the broad requirement and will provide an overarching set of terms and conditions.
The resulting lowest price, technically compliant bid would be awarded the relevant contract to complete the work detailed in the SoW through individually placed task orders. There is no guarantee of any work through the IDIQ framework.
5. CPV Code(s): 48820000, 48000000, 48780000, 72000000, 72228000, 72261000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: NATO
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: CO-422191-e-FIT
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value of contract
more than £50m
10. Opportunity closing date 23.8.2023.
11. Address to which they must be sent: To register your interest in the above opportunity please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-2023811-EX-1617068