Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-02
Buyer: The University of Manchester
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72223000: Information technology requirements review services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Estimated value: 3550000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: In support of our Modernisation journey, we are seeking to engage with a partner to provide consultancy support. The successful partner will have experience in similar IT Modernisation and/or large IT transformation programmes in similar organisations.
They must have specific knowledge of SIAM based organisations, product delivery-based working. They must be able to demonstrate experience of delivering significant outcomes in operating model and technology transformations in the UK. In addition, they should have experience of working in change delivery in Higher Education.
We intend to engage with the successful partner until we have successfully modernised our IT Services organisation and successfully implemented our Target Operating Model.
In support of our Modernisation journey, we are seeking to engage with a partner to provide consultancy support. The successful partner will have experience in similar IT Modernisation and/or large IT transformation programmes in similar organisations.
They must have specific knowledge of SIAM based organisations, product delivery-based working. They must be able to demonstrate experience of delivering significant outcomes in operating model and technology transformations in the UK. In addition, they should have experience of working in change delivery in Higher Education.
We intend to engage with the successful partner until we have successfully modernised our IT Services organisation and successfully implemented our Target Operating Model. Our expectation is that our Modernisation journey will take us through to 2020, however the exact duration will depend on (amongst other things):
— key decision points of the Modernisation roadmap — around cost benefits at each phased delivery of the operating model,
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents and bidders are required to have a minimum turnover of 2 000 000 GBP.
The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must generally be brought within three months. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 3550000