Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Corporate and Education Technology and Associated Services
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 23 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCaerphilly County Borough Council ('Caerphilly CBC'), working in conjunction with the Welsh Government and all twenty-two (22) Local Authorities in Wales is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of corporate and education technology, products and associated services for all local authorities and maintained schools in Wales.
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How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Core Infrastructure & Wired/Wireless NetworkingAwarded
This Lot is aimed at local authorities and schools core requirements in order to manage its ICT network and maximise their internet connection accordingly.
The products and associated services will include (but not be limited to):
Data network cabinets;
Switches (Core & Edge);
Routers
Uninterruptable power supply (UPS);
Patch cables (copper & fibre);
Wireless LAN controllers & access points together with associated products and services linked to Core Infrastructure & Wired/Wireless Networking, which must include associated product licencing;
Servers.
The specific technology products and associated services for Core Infrastructure & Wired/Wireless Networking that maybe procured under this DPS cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however full details will be available via the mini competitions and associated documentation.
Lot #2End User DevicesAwarded
This Lot is aimed at offering a range of devices used throughout local authorities and schools, from learners, teachers devices to lab/IT suite devices.
The products and associated services will include (but not be limited to):
Windows & Google
‘Cloud’ Device (Convertible & Clamshell options
‘Rich’ Device (Convertible & Clamshell options)
‘Enterprise’ Device (Convertible & Clamshell options)
Apple
‘Cloud’ Device (Tablet & Clamshell options)
‘Rich’ (Tablet, Clamshell & Desktop options)
‘Enterprise’ Device (Clamshell & Desktop options).
Specific End User Devices that maybe procured under this DPS cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however full details will be available via the mini competitions and associated documentation.
Lot #3Teaching and Learning ToolsAwarded
Lot 3 Teaching & Learning Tools – A range of peripherals used in the classroom to support teaching and learning. The products and associated services will include (but not be limited to):
Device casting; Audio Visual Equipment; Digital Projection; Intelligent Whiteboards; Intelligent TV Screens; Web cams, Headphones and
Headsets.
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).
- “Provision of Corporate and Education Technology and Associated Services” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jan 2024, 13:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jan 2024, 13:08 GMT
- Authority reference
CCBC/DPS1002757/20/IE- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000790- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c02Find a Tender
Publisher note: This notice is to inform the market of the 3 monthly spend for the suppliers on the Lots of the DPS Corporate and Education for Technology and Associated Services. (WA Ref:137875)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Teaching and Learning Tools
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2023
- Value
- £253,787
- Status
- active
End User Devices
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2023
- Value
- £1,833,508
- Status
- active
Core Infrastructure & Wired/Wireless Networking
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2023
- Value
- £119,702
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Infrastructure & Wired/Wireless Networking | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · End User Devices | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Teaching and Learning Tools | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
23 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Bridgend County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Cardiff CouncilContracting authority
- Carmarthenshire County CouncilContracting authority
- City & County of SwanseaContracting authority
- Conwy County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Cyngor Gwynedd CouncilContracting authority
- Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilContracting authority
- Denbighshire County CouncilContracting authority
- Flintshire County CouncilContracting authority
- Isle of Anglesey County CouncilContracting authority
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Monmouthshire County CouncilContracting authority
- Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Newport City CouncilContracting authority
- Pembrokeshire County CouncilContracting authority
- Powys County CouncilContracting authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf CBCContracting authority
- Torfaen County Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Vale of Glamorgan CouncilContracting authority
- Welsh GovernmentContracting authority
- Wrexham County Borough CouncilContracting authority
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
5 commercial parties on the notice- ACADEMIA LTDAdmitted to the market
- CAEAdmitted to the market
- Centerprise InternationalAdmitted to the market
- GetechAdmitted to the market
- IDN Supplies LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.