Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Level 5, Town Hall Extension
Manchester
M60 2LA
Contact
Ms Samantha Wilson
samantha.wilson@manchester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1612344368
Fax
+44 1612747343
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
TC718 - Microsoft Licences
Reference number
DN580339
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
Microsoft Licence and Support Contract:
The Council currently has approximately 7300 staff located over 250 locations, with a mixed
estate of approximately 10,000 hardware devices split between laptops, desktops, tablets
and mobile phones. In addition, there are approximately 300 users (and an associated
quantity of endpoints) who qualify for Academic pricing. There are around 300 applications
in use, a large proportion of which can be accessed through a Citrix Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure. Much of the Council’s IT estate is underpinned by Microsoft technology. As
examples: use of Microsoft Office is still prevalent to support a number of dependent
applications and processes (including Microsoft Access). Windows Server, SQL, Windows
client OS, Active Directory and Remote Desktop Services continue to play a critical role in
the delivery of services.
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: £6,225,346
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Microsoft Licence and Support Contract further details are set out in the procurement
documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 30
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
The Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants needed to
electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via
the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 05 January 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-029377
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TC718
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,225,346
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants were emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants needed to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 05 January 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries needed to be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
The contract will be for 3 years, the contract is expected to commence 01 April 2022.
The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project.
The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract.
All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Manchester City Council
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Manchester City Council
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).