Official UK procurement notice
Desk Side Support Services and Infrastructure as a Service
Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Downs National Park Authority’s (SDNPA’s) current Managed Service contracts for IAAS and deskside support contracts end on 30 June 2025. SDNPA is now commencing a restricted (two stage) procurement process under Public Contract Regulations 2015 for single new contract covering both IAAS and deskside support. SDNPA expects to invite between 5-8 service providers to the tender stage.
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The lotProcurement structure
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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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Restricted 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
- Yes
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 09:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2025, 14:42 BST
- Authority reference
SD - 00000237- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031289- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6a7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Contact Head of Governance South Downs National Park Authority
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until3 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published10 Jun 2025, 14:42 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Jun 2025, 14:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM HostsSME | £544,009 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031289-2025-SD-00000261-1 · VM HostsSME
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £544,009
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VM HostsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria