Tender

PQ0276 - O365 Monitoring Tool

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

03 Mar 2021 at 23:57

Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham City Council is inviting tenders for the "O365 Monitoring Tool" under a procurement process categorised as a service. This project aims to enhance monitoring and alerting capabilities for key Office 365 services utilised by the Council. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender period concluding on 15th March 2021 at 12:00 noon. The contract is expected to commence on 31st March 2021 and will run until 31st March 2024. Businesses interested in participating must register with the Council’s e-tendering system prior to submitting their quotation.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in monitoring and control systems, software support, and data network management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will find this an advantageous prospect as they may offer competitive solutions tailored to the Council's needs. Companies capable of delivering innovative software integration and data performance monitoring solutions are particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement process, ultimately contributing to the growth of their business within the public sector.

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Notice Title

PQ0276 - O365 Monitoring Tool

Notice Description

The Council currently has an O365 Tenancy and provides software services such as (Exchange online, Sharepoint, Onedrive, Teams, Yammer). Due to a move to new ways of modern working practice and having a more dispersed workforce. There is therefore a need to provide better monitoring and alerting for Key O365 services BCC requires an O365 monitoring solution that will be able to capture performance data and identify and alert us to any underlying issues that may be impacting our sites and users. The solution must be able to monitor services at key locations (Offices, Datacentres) within our internal network and over our VPN links. The key Services we would need to monitor (but not exclusive) are: o Ms Exchange 2016 Online o Mail routing o On Premise servers (Hybrid solution) o Sharepoint Online o We do have a few on premise servers (plan to move to online) o OneDrive o Ms Teams o Yammer o Azure o Azure AD Connect Sync o Federation services o Any Network / Location monitoring or testing. o BCC Url's (websites - i.e Birmingham.gov.uk). o Certificate health checks. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call CPS Helpdesk on 0121 464 8000. Your completed quotation submission should be returned by noon on 15th March 2021 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-205b0582-f04b-41a8-a7c9-8afeb42144d5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d835485-a574-456b-9509-946b7ce9f7e5
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48222000 - Web server software package

48322000 - Graphics software package

48516000 - Exchange software package

64216110 - Electronic data exchange services

71700000 - Monitoring and control services

72212222 - Web server software development services

72212322 - Graphics software development services

72212516 - Exchange software development services

72227000 - Software integration consultancy services

72250000 - System and support services

72261000 - Software support services

72312100 - Data preparation services

72313000 - Data capture services

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72315100 - Data network support services

72315200 - Data network management services

72319000 - Data supply services

72322000 - Data management services

72611000 - Technical computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Mar 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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