Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-14
Buyer: University of Nottingham
Country: UK
Region: Nottingham
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72200000 | 72600000 | 72800000
Estimated value: 18000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The planned product roadmap includes significant technical change over the next seven years therefore the contract requires continuity of service to be economically viable.
The University is seeking a strategic partner to deliver a managed service for Oracle Campus Solutions.
— Eliminates as far as is possible the need to own both hardware and the supporting operating system environments — i.e. reduces the need for capital to near zero.
— Provides a more scalable platform — the ability to throttle capacity up and down, as the business demand changes.
— Gains from economies of scale by sharing infrastructure resources and new technologies, better than we are able to do for ourselves.
The University is seeking a strategic partner to deliver managed services for Oracle Campus Solutions.
— Eliminates as far as is possible the need to own both hardware and the supporting operating system environments — i.e. reduces the need for capital to near zero.
— Provides a more scalable platform — the ability to throttle capacity up and down, as the business demand changes.
— Gains from economies of scale by sharing infrastructure resources and new technologies, better than we are able to do for ourselves.
Participants will be advised within the procurement documents if this is necessary. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by the Contracting Authority or proposed by participants if considered appropriate.
No special legal form is required but if a contract is awarded to a consortium, the Contracting Authority may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the contract. Any consortium to have a designated lead organisation, all members will have joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities to the contract.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. The procurement documents can be accessed at:
(b) A statement of the turnover, profit and loss account, current liabilities and assets, and cash flow for the most recent year of trading for this organisation;
Please note that the University of Nottingham reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the outcome of the initial tender evaluation.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. The procurement documents can be accessed at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham The Contracting Authority may take into account any of the following information: (a) A copy of the audited accounts for the most recent 2 years; (b) A statement of the turnover, profit and loss account, current liabilities and assets, and cash flow for the most recent year of trading for this organisation; (c) A statement of the cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; (d) Alternative means of demonstrating financial status if any of the above are not available (e.g. Forecast of turnover for the current year and a statement of funding provided by the owners and/or the bank, charity accruals accounts or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status); (e) Where the Contracting Authority has specified a minimum level of economic and financial standing and/or a minimum financial threshold within the evaluation criteria of the procurement documents for this procurement. Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. As described in the published procurement documents.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. The procurement documents can be accessed at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham The Contracting Authority may take into account any of the following information: (a) A copy of the audited accounts for the most recent 2 years; (b) A statement of the turnover, profit and loss account, current liabilities and assets, and cash flow for the most recent year of trading for this organisation; (c) A statement of the cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; (d) Alternative means of demonstrating financial status if any of the above are not available (e.g. Forecast of turnover for the current year and a statement of funding provided by the owners and/or the bank, charity accruals accounts or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status); (e) Where the Contracting Authority has specified a minimum level of economic and financial standing and/or a minimum financial threshold within the evaluation criteria of the procurement documents for this procurement.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. The procurement documents can be accessed at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham
The Contracting Authority may take into account any of the following information: (a) A copy of the audited accounts for the most recent 2 years; (b) A statement of the turnover, profit and loss account, current liabilities and assets, and cash flow for the most recent year of trading for this organisation; (c) A statement of the cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; (d) Alternative means of demonstrating financial status if any of the above are not available (e.g. Forecast of turnover for the current year and a statement of funding provided by the owners and/or the bank, charity accruals accounts or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status); (e) Where the Contracting Authority has specified a minimum level of economic and financial standing and/or a minimum financial threshold within the evaluation criteria of the procurement documents for this procurement.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents. As described in the published procurement documents.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), on the basis of information provided in response to the procurement documents.
As described in the published procurement documents.