Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Karen Aird
Telephone
+44 1214158491
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC000645
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/
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
Gartner Expansion
Reference number
SC11463/23
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
UoB ITS already have an existing agreement with Gartner that has another year to run. Rather than source a separate capability from Gartner or another analysis provider, it made economic and commercial sense to enhance our existing agreement to service this need.
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: £148,483.34
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the Target Architecture work for UoB, it is vital that Digital and Technology trends are understood and contextualised as part of the landscape for IT at UoB. One of the best ways to do this is to engage with an objective analysis and insight service such as Gartner. The most valuable and efficient way to provide this thinking into the architecture is to provide another seat to the Head of Architecture and Design rather than for that role top rely on seeking such insights and analyses from an existing seated member. It also provides the opportunity to establish frequent analysis in relation to the sector and the technologies that serve it together with what other good organisations are doing with technology to service business capabilities that may be common to our organisation. UoB ITS already have an existing agreement with Gartner that has another year to run. Rather than source a separate capability from Gartner or another analysis provider, it made economic and commercial sense to enhance our existing agreement to service this need.
UoB ITS already have an existing agreement with Gartner that has another year to run. Rather than source a separate capability from Gartner or another analysis provider, it made economic and commercial sense to enhance our existing agreement to service this need.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
ITS and UoB have built a number of Strategies based upon the analysis gained from the arrangement with Gartner. To move to another consultancy now would potentially invalidate the direction of those strategies and any current work underway.
They provide excellent context for us within the sector enabling us to benchmark against other peer universities,
We are looking to engage with a peer network of other institutions that use Gartner so that we can share and gain understanding of the analysis as it pertains to Universities in a general context without giving away any competitive advantage of course.
To move to another supplier would reduce our access to strong and current analysis together with future trend analysis.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
SCSC11463/23
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Gartner UK Limited
Tamesis, The Glanty
Egham Surrey
TW20 9AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House
02266016
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £148,483.34
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom