Official UK procurement notice
Cisco Hardware Support and Maintenance
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Provider (the Provider) to deliver a support and maintenance service on the Council’s existing Cisco network hardware. The Provider must have a direct relationship/partnership with Cisco and hold at least Gold Partnership Certification.
It is anticipated that the contract will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months. The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of the support requirement for the extension period.
CPV: Computer-related professional services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Local area network services · Technical support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£570,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value: 10
- Quality: 55
- Price: 35
- Suitability
The Provider must have a direct relationship/partnership with Cisco and hold at least Gold Partnership Certification.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Aug 2023, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Nov 2023, 11:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CBMDC 648- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034646- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f65dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 60 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
Timeline
25 Sept 2023 → 23 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST
- Notice published23 Nov 2023, 11:20 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Nov 2023, 11:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Computer Centres Plc | £113,220 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cisco Hardware Support and Maintenance · Specialist Computer Centres Plc
- Signed
- 23 Nov 2023
- Value
- £113,220
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- City of Bradford MDCMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Specialist Computer Centres PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria