Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-01-31
Buyer: Magnox Limited
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 30200000 | 32400000 | 48000000 | 64200000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 35000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
This PIN is to announce an open market consultation and early announcement of the procurement of IT Services for Magnox Ltd. Magnox has a requirement for IT Services including support, infrastructure and telephony across its sites. Magnox is responsible for decommissioning the UK Magnox reactors and research sites by the year 2028. There are currently 12 sites across the UK and approximately 3 500 end users, with plans to close some sites and potentially reduce the number of end users by 1 000 over the Contract period. Magnox currently operates a standard Windows server / Windows 7 Desktop platform with central hosting, MPLS WAN with IP / traditional telephony mix. The precise scope of the services and division into lots will be finalised following supplier engagement activities. Currently Magnox is planning to award the contract in quarter 1 2018 with a go live date of October 2018. The proposed length of contract is 4+1 in addition to the transition period.
This PIN is to announce an open market consultation and early announcement of the procurement of IT Services for Magnox Ltd. Magnox has a requirement for IT Services including support, infrastructure and telephony across its sites. Magnox is responsible for decommissioning the UK Magnox reactors and research sites by the year 2028. There are currently 12 sites across the UK and approximately 3 500 end users, with plans to close some sites and potentially reduce the number of end users by 1 000 over the term of the proposed contract period. Magnox currently operates a standard Windows server / Windows 7 Desktop platform with central hosting, MPLS WAN with IP / traditional telephony mix. The precise scope of the services and division into lots will be finalised following supplier engagement activities. Currently Magnox is planning to award the contract in January 2018 with a go live date of October 2018. The proposed length of contract is 4+1 in addition to the transition period.
A pre procurement Discovery Day is planned for 22.2.2017 in Birmingham. Magnox will lay out proposed procurement process, lotting structure and specification at a high level, and invite discussion regarding these and there will be an opportunity for Q&A and 1:1s on a first come first served basis. Please contact equinox.procurement@magnoxsites.com to register your interest in attending.
Magnox intends to engage with the IT Services industry as widely as possible before the procurement is formally launched. A Discovery Day is planned for 22.2.2017 in Birmingham. Magnox will lay out proposed procurement process, lotting structure and specification at a high level and invite discussion regarding these. There will be an opportunity for Q&A and 1:1s on a first come first served basis. Please contact equinox.procurement@magnoxsites.com to register your interest in attending.
A further engagement day is planned for 7th March. Background information about this procurement and information provided during and as a result of the open market consultation can be retrieved from the project web page http://magnoxsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/OJEU-Support-Document-1.pdf This PIN and the open market consultation are not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and are not a prerequisite for participation in any subsequent procurement.


Award value: 35000000