Awarded contract

Framework Agreement for Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance

  • Flintshire County Council
  • Denbighshire County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-011679

Published 24 April 2023, 2:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Flintshire County Council

County Hall, Mold

Flintshire

CH7 6NA

Email

procurement@flintshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1352701814

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.flintshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0419

one.1) Name and addresses

Denbighshire County Council

Wynnstay Road

Ruthin

LL15 1YN

Email

procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1824712612

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0280

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Framework Agreement for Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 51611100 - Hardware installation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)
  • 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
  • 51611100 - Hardware installation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Main site or place of performance

Flintshire and Denbighshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils wish to establish a Framework Agreement for the procurement and support of new and existing Datacentre IT Systems utilised by Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils. The Authorities IT Departments all provide business systems separately to their own individual organisation; however, each authority deploys similar IT systems that support these applications based on IBM, Dell, and Lenovo Technologies. This framework is to support each authority to procure hardware, software, and hardware maintenance to support both the existing infrastructure and new and emerging technologies and strategies that each may develop.

The Framework aims to achieve value for money together with partnership working arrangements with a small number of key suppliers to develop data centre-based hardware and software systems and hardware maintenance. Suppliers on the Framework will be key to helping each authority achieve its strategic goals and plans in terms of IT Technologies.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5%

Price - Weighting: 25%

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Datacentre Technologies Hardware Maintenance

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)
  • 51611100 - Hardware installation services
  • 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Main site or place of performance

Denbighshire and Flintshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Denbighshire and Flintshire County Council's wish to establish a Framework Agreement for the Hardware Maintenance of existing Datacentre IT Systems utilised by Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils. The Authorities IT Divisions all provide business systems separately to their own individual organisation; however, each authority deploys similar IT systems that support these applications based on IBM, Dell and Lenovo Technologies. This framework is to support each authority with hardware maintenance to support both the existing infrastructure.

The Framework aims to achieve value for money together with partnership working arrangements with a key supplier to develop datacentre hardware maintenance

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5%

Price - Weighting: 25%

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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2022/S 000-032490


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Celerity

2 St George's Court

Kirkham

PR42EF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Total Computer Networks Ltd

1 Brooklands Court

Kettering

NN156FD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Recarta

The Atrium, Curtis Road

Dorking

RH41XA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Datacentre Technologies Hardware Maintenance

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Recarta

The Atrium, Curtis Road

Dorking

RH41XA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Celerity

2 St George's Court

Kirkham

PR42EF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Total Computer Networks Ltd

1 Brooklands Court

Kettering

NN156FD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Service Express

Unit 1, Franklin Court, Priory Business Park, Stannard Way

Bedford

MK443JZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:131025)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom