Opportunity

Hosting and Maintenance of Office for Students Website

  • Office for Students

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-006893

Published 1 April 2021, 6:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Office for Students

Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford

Bristol

BS34 8SR

Contact

Paul Halsall

Email

procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1179317149

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/98UNG57855

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/98UNG57855

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Hosting and Maintenance of Office for Students Website

Reference number

PRN1634

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

The Office for Students requires a supplier who can provide us with the following services:

•Resilient cloud hosting for the OfS website.

•Support and maintenance.

•Migration from incumbent supplier (if applicable).

•Small scale developments and enhancements.

•Ability to undertake large scale developments on a project-by-project basis.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £296,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Main site or place of performance

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A supplier to provide us with the following services:

•Resilient cloud hosting for the OfS website.

•Support and maintenance.

•Migration from incumbent supplier (if applicable).

•Small scale developments and enhancements.

•Ability to undertake large scale developments on a project-by-project basis.

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: £296,000

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

Duration in months

36

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

two.2.14) Additional information

To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/98UNG57855


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.1.8) 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

4 May 2021

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

4 May 2021

Local time

11:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./98UNG57855

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/98UNG57855

GO Reference: GO-202141-PRO-18020557

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Office for Students

Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close

Bristol

BS34 8SR

Telephone

+44 1179317149

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Office for Students

Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close

Bristol

BS34 8SR

Telephone

+44 1179317149

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Office for Students

Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close

Bristol

BS34 8SR

Telephone

+44 1179317149

Country

United Kingdom