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ICT Support, Infrastructure, Telephony & Connectivity

DUNSTABLE TOWN COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

31 May 2024 at 15:04

TenderAmendment

22 Feb 2024 at 08:47

TenderAmendment

21 Feb 2024 at 11:59

Summary of the contracting process

The Dunstable Town Council is looking for an organisation to provide IT support services, including managing IT infrastructure, telephony, connectivity, and licensing. The contract is valued at £100,000 and falls under the CPV category of IT services. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender deadline of 26th February 2024. The contract is expected to start on 1st July 2024 and last for three years, with a possible extension of up to two years. The Town Council aims to make a decision on the contract award by 22nd March 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the IT services sector. Businesses capable of providing comprehensive IT support services and meeting the Council's requirements for service delivery, account management, and billing are well-suited to compete. Interested parties should ensure their tender responses are complete and accurate to avoid rejection. The successful bidder will need to commence work by 1st July 2024 and demonstrate compliance with relevant standards and regulations throughout the service delivery period.

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Notice Title

ICT Support, Infrastructure, Telephony & Connectivity

Notice Description

Dunstable Town Council is seeking an organisation to provide an IT Support contract which includes management of our existing IT infrastructure, telephony, connectivity, and licencing. Further details are outlined below. It is important to the Council that a single supplier can provide the support, account management and billing for all services delivered. To aid service delivery there must be clear point of contacts for specific roles and responsibilities. The supplier may sub-contract delivery of certain areas if this is made clear in the tender response and that by sub-contracting it does not stop the organisation providing the single support, account management and billing required. The tender applicant must also provide detail on how they validate any working relationship with a 3rd party contractor. All parties must be fully insured. The supplier may sub-contract elements of service provision but must state clearly in their response that they remain entirely responsible for the delivery of service, the quality of that service and its associated communications. This should include, but is not limited to, ensuring that all services are delivered in compliance with appropriate regulations and standards, and are appropriately insured. The use of sub-contractors will be entirely transparent to the Council. Contract Period The contract will be for three years with an extension to the contract up to a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance and by mutual agreement. DTC expect to reach a provisional decision on the award of the contract by 22 March 2024, at the latest. The successful bidder will be required to commence work from 1 July 2024. Incomplete Tender Documents Tender responses may be rejected if the information asked for is incomplete or proven to be inaccurate. Receipt of Tender Documents The completed tender form must be posted, in a sealed envelope, and marked ICT Tender for the attention of the Town Clerk & Chief Executive, or emailed to accounts@dunstable.gov.uk with subject 'ICT Tender' to arrive no later than 12 noon on 26 February 2024. Additional information: Tender Clarifications: In Appendix A - Existing: IT Systems & Equipment Under the Equipment section it reads: 72 PC's recorded across all sites. This should read: 72 devices recorded across all sites as outlined below: Total number of on prem physical servers = 1 Total number of on prem virtual servers = 2 Total number of on prem virtual server backup services = 1 (Note: On Prem Backup device & Cloud office Hybrid Service). On Prem Physical Edge Firewalls = 6 On Prem Physical Core Switch = 4

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a7712e69-0ebb-456c-8c16-853fda87d282
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b1318d1-6ab3-4036-9b59-6901fd952bbb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£201,188 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DUNSTABLE TOWN COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUNSTABLE
Postcode
LU6 1NF
Post Town
Luton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Dunstable East
Westminster Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CLOUDY GROUP

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