Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
PO Box 4, County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1JZ
UK
Contact person: Andrew Beaver
Telephone: +44 8457430430
E-mail: email2workspace-prod+ECC+WS837707104+c14y@ansmtp.ariba.com
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.essex.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Information Services Software, Hosting and Associated Services.
Reference number: 0460
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide it, and other Contracting Bodies access to a sole supplier who would work in partnership to meet the Parties requirements in delivering software and hosting services supporting their business needs.
These requirements will be called off the framework in the following services:
— Microsoft Enterprise Agreement;
— General Software Services;
— General Hosting Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Supplier will be required to work with the Authority to manage the overall requirements / scope of the services. The Supplier will need to demonstrate and maintain their market expertise / knowledge in undertaking work called off from the Framework is of the highest quality and industry best practice.
General Software Services and General Hosting Services will be classified as Simple, Medium or Complex.
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement:
Maintain accurate Microsoft Licence information, for the purposes of budgeting and software asset management.
Notify the Authority when the MEA is due for renewal within a suitable time-frame to enable the Authority to consider financial implications and undertake options appraisal.
General Software Services.
The Supplier is expected to:
Pro-actively source software licences and associated services (e.g. Support and Maintenance, hosting etc.,), maintain accurate licensing information for all software procured through this Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: As described in the tender documentation
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
70 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The value of the Framework Agreement is to provide flexibility in meeting demand over the lifetime of the agreement from both the Authority and other organisations.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 190-340793
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Information Services Software, Hosting and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/11/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Comparex UK Ltd
02973781
16 Northumberland Avenue
London
WC2N 5AP
UK
Telephone: +44 2085150456
E-mail: info@comparex.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.comparex-group.com/web/uk/en/comparex.htm
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
It is proposed that the Framework would be procured on terms which would allow access for other Public Sector organisations including but not limited to subsidiaries, LATVs, LATCs,.
Unitary, Borough and District Councils, subsidiaries, LATVs and LATCs,. — http://www.local.gov.uk/digital-councils/connect/a-z-councils-online.,
Higher Education Institutes / Universities — http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home
NHS partners https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-foundation-trust-directory).
CQC partners — http://www.cqc.org.uk/
Police Forces in the United Kingdom http://www.police.uk/
Fire and Rescue Services (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs
These Contracting Bodies will be responsible for ordering of, and payment for, their own services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/11/2016