Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
111357
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BU
UK
Contact person: Mark Lewis
Telephone: +44 1189357081
E-mail: m.r.lewis@reading.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.supc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA)
Reference number: ITS4052 SU
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This tender is for the supply of software licenses via resellers to cover (Windows, Adobe, VMware and other miscellaneous) software sold via resellers but to also accommodate deals that may be in place directly with manufacturers.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
450 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Microsoft Software and Associated Services(SLRA)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48100000
48200000
48300000
48400000
48500000
48600000
48700000
48800000
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Microsoft software and licenses including SAAS, support, maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy. Includes ETLA, Campus Agreements, CSP agreements and Select Plus.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Adobe Software and Associated Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48100000
48200000
48300000
48400000
48500000
48600000
48700000
48800000
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Adobe software specific to ETLA agreements (site licences, multi-site or unlimited) inclusive of maintenance and renewal and associated services including consultancy. Adobe CLP Agreements (perpetual licenses) and VIP Agreements (named user/device licenses).
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
VMWare Software and Associated Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48100000
48200000
48300000
48400000
48500000
48600000
48700000
48800000
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VMware software and license including support, maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48100000
48200000
48300000
48400000
48500000
48600000
48700000
48800000
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Miscellaneous software and licenses including SAAS, support and associated services, maintenance and renewals. Commercial off the shelf software and license including support, maintenance and renewals.
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Software Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48100000
48200000
48300000
48400000
48500000
48600000
48700000
48800000
48900000
72261000
72262000
72263000
72265000
72266000
72267000
72268000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Software services for all products supplied under the agreement including consultancy. Includes but is not limited to cloud services, software asset management or services for any product under the agreement.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/09/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
SUPC aims to conduct interviews with potential bidders to gain insights into various commercial models, enabling informed decisions for the pricing model and specifications of the upcoming retender for the Software License Resellers Agreement Framework.
We welcome feedback to deepen our understanding of pricing management, successful practices, experiences from other tenders/frameworks, and input on desired features for the new iteration of the framework.
Interview slots are available on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of February, each lasting 30 minutes. Interested bidders are encouraged to contact me via the EU-Supply Portal, providing full contact details including name, company name, email, and preferred time slots. Due to limited availability, suggesting 3 or 4 slots is recommended on a first-come-first-served basis.
For clarifications, please use the EU-Supply Portal instead of email. It's important to note that, contrary to section 1.3 - Communication, there are currently no tender documents available as this notice serves as a Prior Information Notice only.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/02/2024