Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-26
Buyer: The University of Manchester
Country: UK
Region: Greater Manchester
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 30211300 | 48000000 | 72000000 | 72100000 | 72200000
Submission deadline: 2016-11-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University is looking to procure a partner to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of application development and application management services which will initially consist of the Student Lifecycle Project but may lead to other transformational projects of a similar nature.
There are various elements to the Student Lifecycle Project and the University will assess suppliers capability during the negotiation phases. The University reserves the right to subsequently tender for the elements subsequent deemed to be excluded from this project.
The initial Student Lifecycle Project (SLP) will require an estimated investment of c£10m over the life time of the project. Other work may arise as separate projects from the SLP but as yet these are unknown. The chosen partner will be expected to work with the University as and when these new projects are approved.
However, there is no guarantee of income under this agreement. These are estimates only and the actual spend may be less than this estimate depending upon the emerging IT Strategic plan.
The University reserves the right to use the selected partner for future suitable projects during the 4 year period of contract.
If it is considered appropriate by the University, an indemnity, guarantee, bond or other form of appropriate security may be required for contracts awarded under this arrangement.
The University's particular requirements will be set out in the tender documentation but it should be noted that the University reserves the right to require groupings of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single operator to take primary liability for a contract to be performed by a group of economic operators or to require each party to undertake joint and several liability in respect of the entire contract irrespective of the form the grouping takes.
In accordance with Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended and as set out in the Istandard Selection Questionnaire (SQ).
In accordance with Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended and as set out in the standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ).
The University intends to invite 6 candidates to submit proposals based on the ITN on the basis of the ranking of candidates at SQ stage at which the criteria referred to in Regulation 65 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as amended will be assessed and marked.
In the event that candidates' scores are tied resulting in the maximum number to be shortlisted (6) being exceeded, a tiebreaker exercise will be conducted by the University. Those candidates who are tied will be separated by their scores received in the following sections (in order of precedence):
What projects and programmes of a strategic nature has your organisation undertaken where your organisation has brought innovation as an investment to their future with their Client(s)? Highlight the innovative methods brought to bear and the outcomes they delivered as a result in terms of quality, time and cost.
8.2. a iii) — The University requires all Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for both IT and Business artefacts created during projects and programmes to be owned by the University without attracting additional costs. Please provide examples of projects / programmes your organisation has been involved with where this is the case. Additionally please provide where your organisation has undergone Knowledge Share to their Clients whereby the Client is conversant with the solutions implemented
Providers will be asked to submit written proposals based on the ITN and bids will be evaluated using the award criteria described in the ITN and scoring matrix. The University will then invite highest scoring 3 candidates to participate in detailed negotiations.
In the event that candidates' scores are tied resulting in the maximum number to be shortlisted (3) being exceeded, a tiebreaker exercise will be conducted by the University. Those candidates who are tied will be separated by their scores received in the following sections (in order of precedence):

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