Notice Information
Notice Title
DDaT19159 UKRI STFC Red Hat Software Licences
Notice Description
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday 24th July 2019 at 14:00. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The Scientific Computing Department (SCD), based at Harwell in Oxfordshire, provides services and infrastructure for the UK Science & Technology Facilities Council, the non-departmental government body behind much of the UK's research. SCD manages high performance computing facilities, services and infrastructure, supporting some of the UK's most advanced scientific facilities. The aim of the tender is to renew the software and support agreement for RedHat products and services. All Licenses are required to be activated for the 1st September 2019. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: * the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * the name of the registered Bidder; * the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9756d266-6895-4eab-a3ed-69d6e0029fb2
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5950f8d9-303c-42f9-af52-4fce89b4fbc4
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £169,724 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Aug 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jul 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Aug 20196 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2020 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- DDaT Procurement
- Contact Email
- ddatprocurement@uksbs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01793 86 7005
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FF
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5950f8d9-303c-42f9-af52-4fce89b4fbc4
16th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/796ee624-80ea-45c1-ab55-506688c93a25
10th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b26dd9e0-ca02-4bc8-ab1d-110757c230e2
Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2683673f-42ea-4f77-b64b-a4a4622ed704
DDaT19159 ITQ Invitation to Quote -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ad09138f-ae89-44d9-a602-c22e50e0fe4b
DDaT19159 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2e191e9f-4eef-45de-933c-4acc7e3ea801
DDaT19159 AW5.2 Price Schedule -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c22e9a5a-bdb4-4635-8496-eddc96d6a844
UKRI Supplies and Services Contract
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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