Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-16
Buyer: University of Sunderland
Country: UK
Region: Tees Valley and Durham
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 31154000 | 32400000 | 32410000 | 32415000 | 32420000
Submission deadline: 2016-04-11
Award criteria: Quality, Costs

Technical requirements: Quality
Costs
The University of Sunderland is 1 of 3 founding members (which are University of Sunderland, Gestamp and Hitachi) of The Durham UTC Limited trading as UTC South Durham.
UTC South Durham, the University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries invites suppliers to express an interest in the following tender opportunity:
UTC South Durham is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver and support a suitable IT solution that is relevant to the footprint of the building and applicable for the estimated building users (staff, student and visitors) whilst enabling technology to play a key role in the teaching and learning provision that is available.
This requirement will focus on the four core areas of Unified Network Solution, incorporating voice and data, infrastructure, IT Security and Managed IT Support.
UTC South Durham (University Technical College) is expected to open on 5.9.2016, at Aycliffe Business Park, County Durham.
UTCs are state-funded technical schools for 14 -19 year-olds designed to focus on aspects of business and industry through a partnership of employers and Universities, helping to bridge the skills gap faced by UK businesses.
The UTC South Durham is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver and support a suitable IT solution that is relevant to the footprint of the building and applicable for the estimated building users (staff, student and visitors) whilst enabling technology to play a key role in the teaching and learning provision that is available.
This requirement will focus on the four core areas of Unified Network Solution, incorporating voice and data, infrastructure, IT Security and Managed IT Support.
Any commissions under this contract or framework maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as Education Funding Agency and Department of Education and the successful supplier will be expected to work with the UTC South Durham on any funding applications where appropriate. This list of funding bodies is not exhaustive.
Any commissions under this contract or framework maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as Education Funding Agency, and Department of Education etc and the successful suppliers will be expected to work with the UTC South Durham on any funding applications where appropriate. This list of funding bodies is not exhaustive.

Eligibility requirements: Further information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire.
Further information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire.
Further information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire.