Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2022-12-09
Buyer: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48100000 | 48170000 | 48190000 | 48200000
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Award criteria: Mixed
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: This tender is for the provision of software licensing and services for Windows, Microsoft, Adobe, VMWare and other miscellaneous or commercial off the shelf software sold via resellers. This framework also accommodates deals that may be in place directly with original software vendors (OSV). Successful resellers will be expected to provide added value services.
The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) awards and manages framework agreements for higher education and is acting as lead organisation on behalf of its members and also for members of the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium(NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW), Advanced Procurement for universities and Colleges Limited (APUC) and Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC). A full list of the participating Consortia members is available on the Consortia websites.
Lot 1 is for the supply of all Microsoft software, licenses, support, maintenance, renewals and any associated services including consultancy that is limited to Microsoft products.
This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with the OSV by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements including but not limited to EES, Academic Select Plus and Academic CSP Agreements.
Software-as-a-service (SAAS) options and their associated consumption based models are also included.
It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts will be funded from external streams including the European Union (EU) funding and others. All funding accessed will be fully ERDF compliant in relation to Education Framework and funding conditions.
Sub-lot 2A - Adobe software specific to ETLA agreements (site licences, multi-site or unlimited) inclusive of maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy specific to Adobe.  This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with Adobe by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements. It is envisaged that a maximum of 6 suppliers will be awarded to this sub lot.
Sub-lot 2B - Adobe CLP Agreements (perpetual licenses and optional upgrade protection) and VIP Agreements (named user/device subscription licenses) and other Adobe products, where special pricing and terms and conditions have been negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with Adobe by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements. It is envisaged that a maximum of 6 suppliers will be awarded to this sub lot.
It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts will be part funded from external streams including the European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and others. All funding accessed will be fully ERDF compliant in relation to Education Framework and funding conditions.
VMware software, licenses, support, maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy, which is limited to the products available via this lot.  This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with VMWare by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements (where applicable).
It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts will be part funded from external streams including the European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and others. All funding accessed will be fully ERDF compliant in relation to Education Framework and funding conditions.
Miscellaneous software and licenses including support and associated services, maintenance and renewals.  Commercial off the shelf software and licenses including support, maintenance and renewals. To include consumption based models via Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) options.  This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with OSVs by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements (where applicable).
Where software vendors are prepared to supply via a reseller, there is the additional flexibility for Jisc (a member of LUPC) to run a mini-competition on behalf of members for each new/renewed Chest Software Agreement via Lot 4. Under this model, Jisc would act as the conduit for member institutions to place their order with Jisc which will then place back-to-back or consolidated orders [under their own pre-procured Chest Software Agreement] with the reseller for onward transmission to the vendor.
It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts will be part funded from external streams including the European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESF) and others. All funding accessed will be fully ERDF compliant in elation to Education Framework and funding conditions.
Software services including cloud optimisation services, cloud readiness services, software asset management, training and any professional services related to the products sold via the other lots on this framework.  Includes consultancy, which is limited to the products provided under the scope of this agreement. A marketing premium of 1% will be applicable to this lot.


Winner: Bytes Software Services Ltd
Award value: 500000000
Number of bids: 15