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Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services

APUC LIMITED

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04 Apr 2023 at 10:36

Summary of the contracting process

The contracting authority, APUC LIMITED, is seeking contractors to supply Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services under an active tender titled "Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services". The procurement falls under the services category with a value of £20,000,000. This opportunity is open to UK higher education institutions and will be conducted through an open procedure. The tender period ends on 11th May 2023, with the award period starting the same day.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support to compete for a framework agreement. Successful bidders can gain access to a potential contract with UK universities and colleges for services such as system implementation, support, and maintenance. Businesses with expertise in CRM systems and associated services targeting the higher education sector are well-suited to participate in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the supply of Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services to form a framework agreement, accessible to the UK Higher and Further Education institutions. APUC will tender utilising a vanguard institution. The requirements will reflect at University of Aberdeen, who may award on the basis of this Framework Agreement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

APUC is seeking to appoint contractors to a Framework Agreement to provide Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems on behalf of the UK Universities and colleges. Potential Services include but are not limited to: system implementation; migration support; support and maintenance; hosting, renewal of contracts and configuration and development if required by Institutions. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members and future members within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members. http://http://apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/ourmembers London Universities Purchasing Consortium(LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/memberlist North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ourmembers Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ The requirements of University of Aberdeen will be used to set of and evaluate this Framework Agreement. As a Vanguard Institution, University of Aberdeen will be entitled to award in whole or in part, or not to award at all, as a result of this framework agreement. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further two periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bc58
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009774-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Apr 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
APUC LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK8 2DZ
Post Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

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