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Published 10 Jul 2023, 15:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Framework ceiling (notional)£25,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Nov 2023
Next notice expected 15 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement is for a new partnership agreement, to succeed the current contract ‘The Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions’ SC/3818/15. Since 2015, it has supported the evolution and success of the Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR) and other major research computing initiatives, including the EPSRC funded Tier2 facility, Baskerville and the MRC funded CLIMB cloud. The new technology partnership will underpin the University’s ambitious goals, encapsulated in ‘Birmingham 2030’ and the role of computational science in achieving those goals. We are looking for a partner to bring expertise and industry insight in the drive to exploit the latest technologies to build high performance, sustainable and reliable services. As such, the partner must be able to deliver added value across our broad spectrum of activity in addition to the basic supply of advanced infrastructure and services.For background to the current operation, see bear.bham.ac.uk

CPV: Information technology services · Super computer

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of Research Technology Partnership SolutionsRenewalPublished value£25,000,000
Delivery: West Midlands · University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
Extensions: Re-Tender depending on requirementVariant bids: not allowed
30211100 Super computer72222300 Information technology services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
10 Jul 2023, 15:07 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2023, 17:26 BST
Authority reference
FRAM0577/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031401
Classification (CPV)
Information technology servicesSuper computer
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e04b Find a Tender

Publisher note: Any queries and questions regarding this PIN and the upcoming tender should be submitted via the In-Tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

15 Sept 2023 → 11 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    24 Oct 2023, 17:26 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    11 Dec 2023

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    24 Oct 2023, 17:26 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    24 Oct 2023, 17:26 BST
  3. Deadline published: 23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    24 Oct 2023, 17:26 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    24 Oct 2023, 17:26 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000645 EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B152TTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.