Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-28
Buyer: South Devon College
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72222300: Information technology services
Estimated value: 350000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-10-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The South Devon College Hi Tech Digital Centre is under construction and is due to open September 2019. The college is seeking a supplier who can provide an end to end IT solution to provide all of the hardware and software required.
The South Devon College Hi Tech Digital Centre is under construction and is due to open September 2019. The college is seeking a supplier who can provide an end to end IT solution to provide all of the hardware and software required to meet the needs of the learners and teachers. Support will be required for a 2 year period, and installation of all equipment will be in the handover period before the start of the new academic year in September 2019.
It is known or anticipated that there are a large number of providers in the market, the Contracting Authority has Limited resource to evaluate tenders. The selection criteria to be used to restrict the number of tenders can be Found in the SQ documentation.
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the “Opportunities” section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Eligibility requirements: In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the “Opportunities” section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

Award value: 350000