Contract

Replacement of Solaris Servers & Support Services

  • Sunderland City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016806

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05070f

Published 24 April 2025, 2:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way,

Sunderland

SR13AA

Contact

Virginia Ainsley

Email

virginia.ainsley@sunderland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC23 - Sunderland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sunderland.gov.uk

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

Replacement of Solaris Servers & Support Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Please note this contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes only.

The Council has awarded a contract for the Replacement of Solaris Servers and Support & Maintenance Service. The Support & Maintenance service will be for a period of 5 years commencing 9th June 2025.

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: £170,450.83

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council has awarded a contract for the Replacement of Solaris Servers and Support & Maintenance Service. The Support & Maintenance service will be for a period of 5 years commencing 9th June 2025.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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:

This contract was awarded following a further competition process from the CCS Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Framework (RM6098).

The above Framework was procured via The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Academia Limited

Unit 1 Progression Centre, Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 7DW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
Companies House

04771037

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: £170,450.83

Total value of the contract/lot: £170,450.83


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

FAO Mrs Glenda Malone, Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way

Sunderland

SR1 3AA

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.sunderland.gov.uk