Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-25
Buyer: NEUPC Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 30237110 | 30237135 | 32400000 | 32410000 | 32412110
Estimated value: 50000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NEUPC) is one of 6 UK Higher Education purchasing consortia established to deliver and manage a wide range of collaborative framework agreements designed to maximise third party expenditure within the higher education sector. NEUPC wishes to develop a national framework agreement to service the requirements of UK Higher Education Institutions and Associate members for the supply of Networking Equipment and Services through a framework for Higher Education Networking equipment and services, for the supply, installation, storage, maintenance, and repair of Networking Equipment and Networking Consultancy provision. This framework will consist of 4 lots to provide a complete provision of network equipment (lot 1), network services (lots 2 and 3) and Consultancy (lot 4).
Potential providers can apply for as many lots as they choose, however Lot 4 (Consultancy Only) is not open to suppliers on lots 1-3 to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Provision of Networking Equipment only including Gateways, Routers, Switches, Bridges, Hubs, Repeaters, Multilayer switches, Bridge Routers, Proxy Servers, Firewalls, Network address translator, ISDN terminal adapter, network interface controller, wireless network interface controller, network monitoring systems, CWDM optical platforms, DWDM optical platforms, IP Video Products, IP Security Systems, Wireless Client Adapters and Protocol Converters and Ethernet adaptors. This list is not exhaustive, all wired and wireless networking equipment is included within the remit.
This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015.
It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Objective criteria is Included within the tender documentation. It is envisaged that a maximum of 9 suppliers will be awarded to each lot (1-4). A maximum of 14 suppliers will be invited to tender for each lot. Refer to Tender documents.
The framework agreement will operate for an initial 24 month duration from Contract award, at which time NEUPC reserves the right to invoke the first of 2 available extension periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory framework performance. Should the Contract be extended for an initial period of 12 months, an additional 12 month extension option is also available at the end of that first extended term subject to satisfactory performance. The maximum framework period is 48 months (24 plus 12 plus 12 months). Contract award is expected in February 2018.
NEUPC is one of 6 UK Higher Education purchasing consortia. NEUPC reserves the right, subject to the Regulations, to change without notice the basis of, or the procedures for, the competitive sourcing process or to terminate the process at any time. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this SQ or subsequent ITT or any supporting documentation.
Small to Medium Networking Projects — Up to 1 000 000 GBP in value. Covering any or all aspects of Networking, including equipment, design, storage, implementation, maintenance, training, through to final disposal. This list is not exhaustive.
Objective criteria is Included within the tender documentation. It is envisaged that a maximum of 9 suppliers will be awarded to each lot (1-4). A maximum of 14 suppliers will be invited to tender for each lot. Refer to ITT documents.
The framework agreement will operate for an initial 24 month duration from Contract award, at which time NEUPC reserves the right to invoke the first of 2 available extension periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory framework performance. Should the Contract be extended for an initial period of 12 months, an additional 12 month extension option is also available at the end of that first extended term subject to satisfactory performance. The maximum framework period is 48 months (24 plus 12 plus 12 months). Contract award is expected in February 2018.
NEUPC is one of 6 UK Higher Education purchasing consortia. NEUPC reserves the right, subject to the Regulations, to change without notice the basis of, or the procedures for, the competitive sourcing process or to terminate the process at any time. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this SQ or subsequent ITT or any supporting documentation.
Large Networking Projects — In excess of 1 000 000 GBP in value. Covering any or all aspects of Networking, including equipment, design, storage, implementation, maintenance, training, through to final disposal. This list is not exhaustive.
Objective criteria is Included within the tender documentation. It is envisaged that a maximum of 9 suppliers will be awarded to each lot (1-4). A maximum of 14 suppliers will be invited to tender for each lot. Refer to ITT documents.
The framework agreement will operate for an initial 24 month duration from Contract award, at which time NEUPC reserves the right to invoke the first of 2 available extension periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory framework performance. Should the Contract be extended for an initial period of 12 months, an additional 12 month extension option is also available at the end of that first extended term subject to satisfactory performance. The maximum framework period is 48 months (24 plus 12 plus 12 months). Contract award is expected in February 2018.


Award value: 50000000