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Published 18 Jun 2021, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Data Centre Maintenance Services - 2021 (21016B)

Official notice

Authority: University of Hertfordshire (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000≈ £50k / year
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2021
Contract term 10 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a new multi-year contract for data centre maintenance services, comprising planned, preventative maintenance and reactive activities. Please express interest and download the ITT for full details of this opportunity.Please note that this tender is a re-run of the previous tender advertised in March 2021. Some changes and clarifications have been made to the Specification, and as such we are re-opening the tender to allow all interested suppliers to review the new specification and submit a bid if they so wish. IMPORTANT; Tenderers who bid previously must also now express interest and bid for this tender - it must be treated as a totally separate exercise.

CPV: Computer-related services · Maintenance and repair of computer equipment · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of maintenance services to the University's IT data centreRenewal 10 yrsPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2021 – 31 Aug 2031 (10 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Fixed term for 3 years (01/09/2021 - 31/08/2024) followed by up to 7 x 12-month optional extension periods.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
18 Jun 2021, 15:39 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2021, 15:39 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
21016B
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013913
Classification (CPV)
Computer-related servicesMaintenance and repair of computer equipmentRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bdcc Find a Tender

Publisher note: Tender documentation is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire under the Current Tenders link where you can view the project details. If the tender is of further interest, express an interest in the project and register your organisation with our e-tendering system. Once your registration has been accepted, and you have received your login details by email, you can login to view and download the tender documentation in the My Tenders section of the website. Upon completion of your tender response this must be uploaded with all the accompanying documentation that has been requested and submitted via the In-Tend e-tendering portal only.Please note: If you have already registered on the University of Hertfordshire e-tendering portal there is no need to re-register. Simply login using your existing details.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jun 2021 → 31 Oct 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Jun 2021, 15:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Oct 2021, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Hertfordshire

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawGeneral public services MacLaurin Building, 4 Bishops Square, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, East of England, AL10 8NEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Crown Commercial ServicesReview body Liverpool

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria