Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Havant Borough Council
The Plaza, Civic Centre Road
Havant
PO9 2AX
Contact
Mr Darsej Gjakiu
Telephone
+44 7548771528
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=df3a3b3c-319b-ee11-8125-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=df3a3b3c-319b-ee11-8125-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ICT Infrastructure and Security Provider
Reference number
DN703938
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
The Council is currently undergoing a transformation process to improve our services and better support our residents. ICT and Digital provision are a key component in this aim. The Council are Windows/Microsoft users, and wish to remain in this environment. We also intend to make better use of our M365 environment including deploying tools such as Intune and Windows Hello. The Council own a number of laptops of varying models and supply a large proportion of staff with mobile phones. Details of the types and number of devices are included in Appendix 3. The Council are currently engaged in a long-term project to migrate their legacy systems to Software as a Service (SaaS) providers. The intention is to significantly reduce the amount of server hosting required. Security is a key concern to the Council and the supplier will be expected to ensure that Council systems meet the latest industry security best practices, that there are robust and timely disaster recovery and backup provisions and that security procedures are well documented and regularly tested. Therefore, the scope for the provision of ICT infrastructure and security services for the Council includes, but is not limited to, the following:?
• Management of M365 tenancy;?
• Identity Management;
• Microsoft licence management;
• Email management and security;?
• Support for Microsoft applications including MS Teams;
• Building and deploying images for Council laptops/desktops;
• Support for deployed desktop applications;
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is currently undergoing a transformation process to improve our services and better support our residents. ICT and Digital provision are a key component in this aim. The Council are Windows/Microsoft users, and wish to remain in this environment. We also intend to make better use of our M365 environment including deploying tools such as Intune and Windows Hello. The Council own a number of laptops of varying models and supply a large proportion of staff with mobile phones. Details of the types and number of devices are included in Appendix 3. The Council are currently engaged in a long-term project to migrate their legacy systems to Software as a Service (SaaS) providers. The intention is to significantly reduce the amount of server hosting required. Security is a key concern to the Council and the supplier will be expected to ensure that Council systems meet the latest industry security best practices, that there are robust and timely disaster recovery and backup provisions and that security procedures are well documented and regularly tested. Therefore, the scope for the provision of ICT infrastructure and security services for the Council includes, but is not limited to, the following:?
• Management of M365 tenancy;?
• Identity Management;
• Microsoft licence management;
• Email management and security;?
• Support for Microsoft applications including MS Teams;
• Building and deploying images for Council laptops/desktops;
• Support for deployed desktop applications;
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
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
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
19 February 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 December 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Havant Borough Council
Havant
Country
United Kingdom