Tender

WMCA Data Centre

  • West Midlands Combined Authority

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-001205

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-028c0b

Published 20 January 2021, 11:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

West Midlands Combined Authority

16 Summer Lane

Birmingham

B19 3SD

Email

procurement.team@wmca.org.uk

Telephone

+44 3453036760

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG3 - West Midlands

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.wmca.org.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Public Transport


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WMCA Data Centre

Reference number

2020-02830

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45262700 - Building alteration work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

The West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) is looking for a suitable supplier to relocate and expand the existing CCTV Data Centre from the 6th Floor of its offices at 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham to the 1st Floor of the building and the remit includes the following elements:

• Data centre environment (power, cooling racks etc.)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG31 - Birmingham
Main site or place of performance

16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Specification and associated drawings address the design, delivery, technical, operational and functional requirements that bidders are required to address in order to be compliant to the required turnkey project. Upon completion the Data Centre shall be fully operational, commissioned and handed over to the client in order to be populated with the required IT infrastructure equipment (this will be via a separate contract).

The deadline for submissions is 1200 noon on Friday 19th February 2021. If you have any clarification questions the deadline for submitting them is 1200 noon on Friday 12th February 2021.

In order to access the documents and submit a bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The tender reference is itt_906 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.

Please note that we are holding a pre-tender briefing session for organisations who are interested in tendering on Tuesday 2nd February 2021 between 1000 – 1200 to be held via MS Teams. If this session is of interest can you please send a message via BravoSolution confirming the email contact details of your required attendees by close of business on Monday 1st February 2021 and we will send you an invite with details of how to access the session. We will outline our requirements, show you the site via a video and take questions during this session.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2021

End date

30 June 2021

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

19 February 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

19 February 2021

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

Please note that we are holding a pre-tender briefing session for organisations who are interested in tendering on Tuesday 2nd February 2021 between 1000 – 1200 to be held via MS Teams. If this session is of interest can you please send a message via BravoSolution confirming the email contact details of your required attendees by close of business on Monday 1st February 2021 and we will send you an invite with details of how to access the session. We will outline our requirements, show you the site via a video and take questions during this session.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

WMCA

Birmingham

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.wmca.org.uk