Tender

Secure File Transfer System for Schools

  • Norfolk County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014939

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03cf6d

Published 25 May 2023, 2:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

County Hall, Martineau lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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

Secure File Transfer System for Schools

Reference number

NCCT42681

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

ICT Solutions provides ICT Support to schools throughout Norfolk and parts of Suffolk and is reprocuring its secure file transfer system for schools.Norfolk County Council is seeking to buy an online system for education establishments to securely transfer files between Norfolk County Council, other Schools and other departments as required.The system must be cloud-based and able to automate file delivery based on school DFE number and provide a central management console for support staff, where users, roles and schools can be fully supported, and logs, files and reports can be interrogated for troubleshooting.Due to the number of users, Norfolk County Council are looking for an unlimited user Enterprise licence model.Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £114,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72300000 - Data services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH1 - East Anglia

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council is seeking to buy an online system for education establishments to securely transfer files between Norfolk County Council, other Schools and other departments as required.The system must be cloud-based and able to automate file delivery based on school DFE number and provide a central management console for support staff, where users, roles and schools can be fully supported, and logs, files and reports can be interrogated for troubleshooting.Due to the number of users, Norfolk County Council are looking for an unlimited user Enterprise licence model.Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.

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: £114,000

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

Duration in months

48

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

The contract is being let on a 3 + 1 years basis, and the estimated value above is for the whole potential life of the contract.


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

30 June 2023

Local time

11:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

30 June 2023

Local time

11:02am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norfolk County Council

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.