Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Met Office
Fitzroy Road
EXETER
EX13PB
Contact
David Golledge
david.golledge@metoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7398204947
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK43 - Devon CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Single Source Maintenance
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Single Source Maintenance (SSM) service for a period of one (1) year.
Scope of the service includes:
- Maintenance & Security updates for all networking equipment
- Hardware maintenance for all IT equipment located within the IT Halls and at frontline sites
- Manufacturer warranty management for all commodity equipment, such as desktops and laptops.
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: £300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a Single Source Maintenance (SSM) service for a period of one (1) year.
Scope of the service includes:
- Maintenance & Security updates for all networking equipment
- Hardware maintenance for all IT equipment located within the IT Halls and at frontline sites
- Manufacturer warranty management for all commodity equipment, such as desktops and laptops.
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 primary driver behind the urgency to put the support service in place is the imminent expiry date of the current contract, unforeseen delay in dependent projects and the premature departure of key technical resources within Met Office that has left the business area with insufficient resource to undertake a planned re-tender (with approved Business Case).
There is now an immediate and urgent need to put in place an interim arrangement for a period of one year to ensure continuity of the critical support service and to enable a re-scoping of the support service which will be revised due to additional and on-going projects within the Home Office associated with the core network.
If Met Office is unable to proceed this opportunity will be lost and the organisation would lose key support for the existing CISCO equipment as this allows for support and security updates. The SSM service also covers Dell and other supplier hardware primarily in the Met Office IT Halls and the outstations. It is important this stays in place as server failures would impact operational services and the Digital Workplace.
The Met Office intends to re-tender the SSM service within the next year and has a fully costed and approved Business Case for this procurement activity.
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/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 September 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
Computacenter
Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield Avenue,
Hatfield
AL10 9TW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
Companies House
01584718
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: £300,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £300,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom