Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Nicola Handley
Telephone
+44 1214151109
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC00645
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Professional body Service agreement membership Gartner UK Limited
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Two year Gartner Professional body Service agreement membership from 01/02/2025 - 31/01/2027
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: £251,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Main site or place of performance
Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a membership service. Gartner UK Ltd provide an objective analysis and insight service to both ITS staff and University of Birmingham students. This information, advice and guidance is critical to IT Services' strategic direction and to the submission of business cases which result in technological change.
Gartner provide full market coverage for product and vendor evaluations.
Gartner UK Ltd's Online Research Database has comprehensive market coverage to support enterprise and/or global decisions.
Gartner gives clients unmetered access to their analysts, which results in 490,000+ one-to-one client interactions each year.
Gartner attends over 23,000 vendor briefings annually in order to be well-briefed on the vendors and products we are interested in.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Continuation of existing ongoing membership subscription Gartner UK Ltd's Online Research Database has comprehensive market coverage to support enterprise and/or global decisions.
Gartner UK Ltd provide an objective analysis and insight service to both ITS staff and University of Birmingham students within the scope of this agreement. This information, advice and guidance is critical to IT Services' strategic direction and to the submission of business cases which result in technological change.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 February 2025
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
Egham
TW20 9AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Companies House
02266016
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £251,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £251,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Country
United Kingdom