Official UK procurement notice
Software Reseller - Provision of Licenses to Norfolk County Council
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council has awarded a contract for a reseller of software licences and maintenance for a period of 3 years from the contract commencement date with an option to extend for a further 3 years. The main purchase will be the Council's Microsoft license requirement. In addition, this contract will be used for other software and support requirements the Council has during the lifetime of the contract where it is appropriate for the Council to use a reseller (subject to certain caveats). Norfolk County Council will also be seeking expert advice from the provider on licensing.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for a reseller of software licences for…AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for a reseller of software licences for a period of 3 years from the contract commencement date with an option to extend for a further 3 years. The main purchase will be the Council's Microsoft license requirement but in addition, this contract will be used for other software requirements the Council has during the lifetime of the contract including its software as a service requirements where it is appropriate for the Council to use a reseller (subject to certain caveats). Norfolk County Council will also be seeking expert advice from the provider on licensing. Additional information: The Contract has the right for the Council to extend by a further 3 years. The value in this contract notice is estimate only as it will depend on what software the Council purchases under this contract.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality including best price, expertise, account management and continuous development: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality including best price, expertise, account management and continuous development: 70%
- Price: 30%
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Goods
- 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
- 18 Aug 2022, 14:49 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NCCT42519- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028934- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035ff3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.The Authority has considered (pursuant to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012) whether to explicitly seek social value through this procurement, but has decided, in light of the subject matter, that it is not appropriate on this occasion. The Authority has also concluded that it is not necessary to consult about social value in this instance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2022, 14:03 BST
Timeline
19 Sept 2022 → 18 Nov 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Sept 2022, 14:03 BST
- Notice published14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
- Bids must remain valid until18 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2022- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
- Buyer details updated14 Oct 2022, 09:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bytes Software Services LtdSoftware Reseller | £25,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Software Reseller · Bytes Software Services Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2022
- Value
- £25,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bytes Software Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria