Contract

Banner Azure Cloud Platform Maintenance Services

  • Heriot-Watt University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-002674

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0434c1

Published 26 January 2024, 9:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Heriot-Watt University

Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University

Riccarton, Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

Contact

Richard Kinghorn

Email

R.G.Kinghorn@hw.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1314513704

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://hw.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00307

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Banner Azure Cloud Platform Maintenance Services

Reference number

HWU-UK-2324-018-00

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Heriot Watt University is looking to appoint service provider - Strata Information Group to provide application maintenance services for their implementation of Banner Student to monitor, maintain, upgrade, and patch components of the Banner, Oracle, and selected ancillary systems in the Microsoft Azure Cloud.

This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £439,200

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

Heriot-Watt University

Riccarton Campus

Edinburgh

EH14 4AS

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Heriot Watt University is looking to appoint service provider - Strata Information Group to provide application maintenance services for their implementation of Banner Student to monitor, maintain, upgrade, and patch components of the Banner, Oracle, and selected ancillary systems in the Microsoft Azure Cloud.

This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 50

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

two.2.14) Additional information

This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

HWU-UK-2324-018-00

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Strata Information Group, Inc.

3935 Harney St., Suite 203

San Diego, California

92110

Telephone

+44 6192960170

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £439,200


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)

(SC Ref:755476)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom