Tender

ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement

  • Education Authority NI
  • Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004871

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a672

Published 17 February 2023, 12:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Education Authority NI

40 Academy Street

Belfast

BT1 2NQ

Contact

Michael.McCartaneani.org.uk

Email

Michael.McCartan@eani.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment

29 Clarendon Rd, Clarendon Dock

Belfast

BT1 3BG

Email

info@ccea.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement. EA invites tenders for the supply and delivery of up to 13 Servers for CCEA along with appropriate warranty and maintenance SLA. The administering procurement category for this tender will be ICT Procurement. The EA of behalf of CCEA intends to award a contract to a single contractor.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £171,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30230000 - Computer-related equipment
  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

ICT-23-001 CCEA - ICT Infrastructure Server Procurement. EA invites tenders for the supply and delivery of up to 13 Servers for CCEA along with appropriate warranty and maintenance SLA. The administering procurement category for this tender will be ICT Procurement. The EA of behalf of CCEA intends to award a contract to a single contractor.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £171,000

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

Duration in months

12

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 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

20 March 2023

Local time

3:00pm

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

Tender must be valid until: 18 June 2023

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

20 March 2023

Local time

3:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Suppliers interested in this tender must register and submit their tender through eTendersNI at the following link https://. etendersni.gov.uk/epps . If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email nieproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Education Authority

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Education Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts are entered into.