Awarded contract

Contract for the Provision of Enterprise Licence Agreement

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-013669

Published 26 April 2024, 5:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Edgbaston

BIRMINGHAM

B152TT

Contact

Christopher Morgan

Email

c.morgan.2@bham.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1214151109

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG31 - Birmingham

Companies House

RC00645

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.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

Contract for the Provision of Enterprise Licence Agreement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48730000 - Security software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The University of Birmingham currently utilises an Identity and Access management solution which manages activities within a range of requirements including system account management, system access management, password security management and privileged access management.

The solution (OneIdentity) currently integrates with multiple business critical systems across the University, which has resulted in substantial investment in terms of integrations into the rest of the technical estate, working processes and staff training. The University of Birmingham intends to re-contract with the current supplier for a five year period. This will ensure that there is sufficient time for the University to undertake a full market testing and subsequent tender exercise to establish and understand the requirements of the University, which will then lead into a supported mobilisation plan.

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: £432,055

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). The products which are used to make up the University's Identity and Access Management (IAM)system. This is used to provision user accounts and manage their lifecycle, change/reset passwords, grant access to IT resources (RBAC), and grant privileged access to secure systems.

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:

The University of Birmingham currently utilises an Identity and Access management solution which manages activities within a range of requirements including system account management, system access management, password security management and privileged access management.

The solution (OneIdentity) currently integrates with multiple business critical systems across the University, which has resulted in substantial investment in terms of integrations into the rest of the technical estate, working processes and staff training. The University of Birmingham intends to re-contract with the current supplier for a five year period. This will ensure that there is sufficient time for the University to undertake a full market testing and subsequent tender exercise to establish and understand the requirements of the University, which will then lead into a supported mobilisation plan.

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

26 April 2024

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

One Identity Software International Ltd

DUBLIN

Country

Ireland

NUTS code
  • IE0 - Ireland
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: £432,055

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £432,055


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University of Birmingham

Birmingham

Country

United Kingdom