Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-07
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72000000 | 79212000
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement with two Suppliers for the provision of Technology Expense Management Services for the benefit of UK public sector bodies, which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Charities and Devolved Administrations.
The Services covered by this Procurement will be divided into 2 Lots; one for Central Government (Lot 1) and one for Wider Public Sector (Lot 2). This split will allow the Authority to provide a closer focus on the two customer markets and allow greater on-boarding capacity for each customer market sector. There will be one Supplier for each Lot, however in exceptional circumstances, there may be a request from the Contracting Authority, to take on additional work from the other Lot.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award Lot 1 or Lot 2 independently of each other if, for whatever reason, the other is not awarded.
Lot 1 will be awarded first. Where a Potential Provider is successful (in terms of achieving the highest score in both Lots), the Potential Provider will be awarded only Lot 1.
This Lot will be for the provision of TEM Services primarily to Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies.
In exceptional circumstances, should the demand for Lot 1 Services outstrip the capacity of the Lot 1 Supplier, the Authority may request the Supplier of Lot 2 to take on additional work for Lot 1. The solution will be required to support the management of a variety of technology and telecoms services.
The following Services 2, 3 and 4 will only be made available to Customers who are actively receiving Primary Service 1.
Following evaluation of the Selection Questionnaire all Potential Providers that are successful will be able to submit an Initial Tender which the Authority will review and provide feedback, in preparation for their Tender 1 submissions. Only Potential Providers that are non compliant will be excluded at this stage.
Following the evaluation of the Tender 1 submissions it is our intention to invite the highest scoring 4 (four) Potential Providers (possibly more if their scores are equal) to attend Demonstration and Negotiation meetings. For further details please refer to the Invitation to Tender document.
Following the initial Framework duration of 36 months there is an option to extend for up to an additional 12 months.
This service is primarily for the provision of services to the public sector, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administration.
In exceptional circumstances, the request for a lot of services may be required for the supply side of the supply chain of technology and telecoms services.
The following Services 2, 3 and 4 will be made available to Customers who are actively receiving Primary Service 1.
Following evaluation of the Selection Questionnaire all Potential Providers that are successful will be able to submit an Initial Tender which the Authority will review and provide feedback, in preparation for their Tender 1 submissions. Only Potential Providers that are non compliant will be excluded at this stage.

Eligibility requirements: Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 2 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter III, Section 3, Subsection i of Directive 2014/24/EU), on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (ITT). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this Procurement, Potential Providers must first be registered on the e-Sourcing 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. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender. 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: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the Potential Provider; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The Authority will process the email and then enable the Potential Provider 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. 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 email: eenablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4.

Award value: 8000000