Awarded contract

National Framework Agreement for Products Using Apple Native Operating Systems, Associated Accessories and Services ITS6004 HW

  • Cardiff University/HEPCW

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-031591

Published 17 December 2021, 12:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cardiff University/HEPCW

30-36 Newport Road

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

Contact

Howard Allaway/Tony Hale

Email

h.allaway@wales.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 7543228761

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0218

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

National Framework Agreement for Products Using Apple Native Operating Systems, Associated Accessories and Services ITS6004 HW

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30213000 - Personal computers

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of IT Hardware including but not limited to desktops, notebooks, mobile devices (tablets, phones and watches), peripherals, software, accessories and services.

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: £200,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30213100 - Portable computers
  • 30213200 - Tablet computer
  • 30213300 - Desktop computer

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance

Various

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of itself and other contracting authorities:

http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk

http://www.nwupc.ac.uk

http://www.neupc.ac.uk

http://www.lupc.ac.uk

http://www.supc.ac.uk

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk

http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/

Organisations that may participate in this proposed Agreement must mandatorily satisfy criteria (i) and (ii) below,

plus at least 1 of the remaining qualifying criteria (iii)-(v):

(i) mandatory: be classed by the ONS (Office of National Statistics) as a public sector body according to

established criteria for accounting, governance and classification;

(ii) mandatory: be a registered member of at least one of the following UK Higher Education Regional

Purchasing Consortia:- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges Limited (APUC); Higher Education

Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW); London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); North West

Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); or be a UK Research Council incl. RCUK Ltd;

(iii) be formally associated with a recognised UK degree-awarding institution via an established long-term

funding stream for teaching and/or research, and/or a defined legal business relationship;

(iv) provide recognised UK Further or Higher Education courses;

(v) have recognised UK Higher Education degree-awarding powers.

The right is reserved during the period of this Agreement to make additions to or subtractions from the list of

participating organisations broadly within the above criteria (i)-(v) at the joint discretion of the lead university

(currently Cardiff University) and the approved contractor(s).

Individual purchases may be made by staff and/or registered students of approved participating organisations as

above at the Agreement prices and related warranty terms. Specific conditions of contract are anticipated to be

required for such purchases, independently from the institutional conditions of contract.

The procurement covers Computer Equipment and mobile devices using a native Apple Operating System and value added services where

appropriate. The estimated value of the agreement based on historical data is in the region of 35 000 000 GBP

per annum. This estimate includes institutional purchases and permitted personal

purchases by registered students and staff (on campus)of approved organisations (circa 2000000 GBP per annum) and is subject to

the extent of participation across the sector. This is the total estimated spend by all participants and not the

value of business placed by the lead contracting authority.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Customer Service and Contract Management / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Relationship Mgmt Product Knowledge and Added Value / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Responsible Procurement / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 45

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 Framework Agreement is not related to a project/programme financed by EU funds but individual call off arrangements by users may be.


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: 2021/S 000-006711


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

1 November 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ACADEMIA LTD

ACADEMIA LTD, 8 KINETIC CRESCENT

ENFIELD

EN37XH

Telephone

+44 1992703900

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI54 - Enfield
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Albion

112 Strand

London

WC2R0AG

Telephone

+44 7515287452

Country

United Kingdom

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

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GBM Digital

16-18 Midland Street

Manchester

M126LB

Telephone

+44 7817873998

Country

United Kingdom

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

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

XMA LTD

XMA LTD, 44 Nottingham South And Wilford Industrial Estate

NOTTINGHAM

NG117EP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF14 - Nottingham
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:115501)

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