Public procurement notice: Periodic Indicative Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2019-03-29
Buyer: Yorkshire Water Services Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 65000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-05-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) are seeking a single partner to provide software asset management services. This is intended as a long-term relationship, with a duration of 3 years, the possibility of a 3-year extension, followed by a further 2 year extension.
The goals of this partnership are to reduce the operating cost of YWS’ licence estate whilst also ensuring licence compliance.
Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) are seeking to enhance their approach to Software Asset Management (SAM), with the help of an expert service partner. YWS’ goals are to reduce the cost of managing the software estate and improve agility in sourcing, renewing and managing entitlements, whilst ensuring compliance. Furthermore, the SAM strategy needs to move with broader technology and business goals. These include more agile ways of working, automation and self-service, greater use of cloud infrastructure, and technology “as a service”.
As a chosen partner, you will be an expert in your field, with capabilities across the software asset lifecycle. You will have access to product experts across YWS’ major vendors, you will help shape YWS’ IT strategy and future roadmaps and keep the team up to date on industry trends and licensing changes. You will always endeavour to obtain best price for new entitlements and renewals alike, demonstrating where you’ve made savings across the lifetime of the contract. You will seek to continuously improve the SAM function, working across all levels of the organisation to foster innovation and help deliver YWS’ business plan and organisational objectives.
—— enterprise software and infrastructure (virtual machines, hypervisors, infrastructure management platforms and software-defined systems),
— cloud usage and spend management services, including pre-contract guidance on options, and in-contract analytics and insight to optimise usage and spend,
— strategy and guidance, collaboration with YWS and its other trusted infrastructure partners to achieve YWS overall technology goals.
Please note that YWS are not seeking bids from joint ventures. Rather, YWS intend to appoint a Large Value Reseller partner who will be responsible and accountable for delivering and managing contracted work, irrespective of whether solutions are sourced direct from OEMs, distributors or other partners.
As a minimum requirement when responding the single bidding entity must confirm positive acceptance of each of the following statements:
1) The single bidding entity to confirm ability to provide on-site presence and interaction with Yorkshire Water Services,
2) The single bidding entity to confirm they are a Large Account Reseller have an active commercial partnership with Microsoft, that has been held for at least 3 years,
3) The single bidding entity to confirm they offer a full suite of software asset management services, from strategy, sourcing, licence usage and optimisation, through contract renewal and exit.


Award value: 65000000