Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
Contact
Tony Newjem, Category Head - Procurement (Labs & Medical)
Telephone
+44 1316509136
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
National registration number
SC005336
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
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
DiRAC 2.5x Service Support Expansion
Reference number
NCA30979
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72610000 - Computer support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A one-year extension to the maintenance of the Tesseract HPC system at The University of Edinburgh.
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: £239,400
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance
ACF, Easter Bush.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A one-year extension to the maintenance of the Tesseract HPC computing resource to be provided by the original equipment manufacturer.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to support the installed equipment. / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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 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 represents an extension of an existing support arrangement to extend the useful life of the facility for one year. These services could not reasonably be provided by an alternative service provider as the spares and technical support expertise reside with the original equipment manufacturer.
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
NCA30979
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 February 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
210 Wharfedale Road
WINNERSH TRIANGLE
RG41 5TP
Telephone
+44 7810655943
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £239,400
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:682985)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LT
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LT
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session