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Contract Notice

Fortinet Maintenance and Support

  • First published: 13 January 2025
  • Last modified: 13 January 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-147300
Published by:
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Authority ID:
AA0259
Publication date:
13 January 2025
Deadline date:
05 February 2025
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s existing arrangement for the provision of Fortinet maintenance and support is outsourced and expires on the 4th of April 2025. We therefore wish to re-tender for the appointment of a Supplier for this requirement with effect from 5th of April 2025. The contract will be for a 12 month period. As a minimum, Suppliers must have an Advanced Partnership level with Fortinet. Suppliers must also be able to offer premium technical support and return merchandise authorisation (RMA) services, with the capability to deliver 24x7x4 hour parts and engineer to site. Suppliers must have capability to configure and troubleshoot IPSec VPNs. Suppliers must have the capability, either through the use of FortiAuthenticator with Fortitoken or alternative third-party solutions that integrate with Fortigate, to configure and troubleshoot 2 factor authentication.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Cardiff Metropolitan University

Procurement Department , Llandaff campus, Western Avenue, Llandaff,

Cardiff

CF5 2YB

UK

Sarah Hampson-Jones

+44 2920416061

shampson-jones@cardiffmet.ac.uk

http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Fortinet Maintenance and Support

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s existing arrangement for the provision of Fortinet maintenance and support is outsourced and expires on the 4th of April 2025.

We therefore wish to re-tender for the appointment of a Supplier for this requirement with effect from 5th of April 2025.

The contract will be for a 12 month period.

As a minimum, Suppliers must have an Advanced Partnership level with Fortinet.

Suppliers must also be able to offer premium technical support and return merchandise authorisation (RMA) services, with the capability to deliver 24x7x4 hour parts and engineer to site.

Suppliers must have capability to configure and troubleshoot IPSec VPNs.

Suppliers must have the capability, either through the use of FortiAuthenticator with Fortitoken or alternative third-party solutions that integrate with Fortigate, to configure and troubleshoot 2 factor authentication.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=147300.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

48730000 Security software package
48760000 Virus protection software package
48761000 Anti-virus software package
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

ITT/25/01

4.3

Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
    05-02-2025  Time  12:00

Estimated award date
 17-02-2025

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN  CY 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:147300)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice

 13-01-2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
48761000 Anti-virus software package Virus protection software package
48730000 Security software package Software package utilities
48760000 Virus protection software package Software package utilities

Delivery locations

ID Description
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
shampson-jones@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
No further information has been uploaded.

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