Tender

WMCA Data Centre

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Tender

20 Jan 2021 at 15:00

Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking suppliers for the "WMCA Data Centre" project, which involves relocating and expanding the existing CCTV Data Centre from the 6th Floor to the 1st Floor of its Birmingham office. This procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 12:00 noon on 19th February 2021. The project falls under the building alteration work category and is being conducted via an open procurement method. A pre-tender briefing session is scheduled for 2nd February 2021, providing potential bidders an opportunity to understand the requirements and ask questions.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in construction, IT infrastructure, and related services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Given the focus on quality and price, businesses that can demonstrate both technical expertise and cost-efficiency will be well-positioned to compete effectively. Engaging in this project can open doors to future contracts with the WMCA as they expand their operational capabilities.

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Notice Title

WMCA Data Centre

Notice Description

This Invitation to Tender is for suppliers interested in the West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) requirement to relocate and expand the existing CCTV Data Centre from the 6th Floor of its offices at 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham to the 1st Floor of the building. Please see the Specification and associated drawings that address the design, delivery, technical, operational and functional requirements that bidders are required to address in order to be compliant to the required turnkey project. Upon completion the Data Centre shall be fully operational, commissioned and handed over to the client in order to be populated with the required IT infrastructure equipment (this will be via a separate contract). This tender is being evaluated on the basis of 60/40 quality/price and the deadline for submissions is 1200 noon on Friday 19th February 2021. If you have any clarification questions the deadline for submitting them is 1200 noon on Friday 12th February 2021. In order to access the documents and submit a bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The tender reference is itt_906 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so. Please note that we are holding a pre-tender briefing session for organisations who are interested in tendering on Tuesday 2nd February 2021 between 1000 - 1200 to be held via MS Teams. If this session is of interest can you please send a message via BravoSolution confirming the email contact details of your required attendees by close of business on Monday 1st February 2021 and we will send you an invite with details of how to access the session. We will outline our requirements, show you the site via a video and take questions during this session.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7176c08b-1acc-4634-9a78-7663a6c5143a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b21ce9e-74ac-42d0-b32a-17d8b65fdfdc
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45262700 - Building alteration work

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 1-6 months
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
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
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

Notice Documents

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