Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
Mile Road
BEDFORD
MK429TR
Contact
Zoe Court
procurement@heartacademiestrust.co.uk
Telephone
+44 741404863
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH24 - Bedford
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.heartacademiestrust.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
Framework for the Provision of Independent Software Assessment Services
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
HEART Academies Trust (HEART) to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Software Assessment Services, as described in Appendix A (Specification), commencing 2nd April 2024 for a 48 month period with no option to extend.
Tender documents can be requested by emailing Zoe Court procurement@heartacademiestrust.co.uk
Completed tender documents must be submitted via email to Zoe Court at procurement@heartacademiestrust.co.uk by the published closing date.
This Framework will provide Software Asset Management Services, this will include but is not limited to:
Full software licensing lifecycle support, including definition of requirements, procurement, allocation, management, reuse and retirement in all environments (including, but not limited to, hosted private cloud, public cloud services, hosted data centre) and Financial Operations and Green Operation Services
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
HEART Academies Trust (HEART) to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Software Assessment Services, as described in Appendix A (Specification), commencing 2nd April 2024 for a 48 month period with no option to extend.
Tender documents can be requested by emailing Zoe Court procurement@heartacademiestrust.co.uk
Completed tender documents must be submitted via email to Zoe Court at procurement@heartacademiestrust.co.uk by the published closing date.
This Framework will provide Software Asset Management Services, this will include but is not limited to:
Full software licensing lifecycle support, including definition of requirements, procurement, allocation, management, reuse and retirement in all environments (including, but not limited to, hosted private cloud, public cloud services, hosted data centre) and Financial Operations and Green Operation Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The renewal will be subject to a new full procurement exercise.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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
15 March 2024
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 March 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HEART Academies Trust
Bedford
Country
United Kingdom