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Professional body Service agreement membership Gartner UK Limited

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

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21 Feb 2025 at 16:34

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Birmingham has completed the procurement process for a two-year professional body service agreement membership with Gartner UK Limited, covering the period from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2027. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically membership organisation services, and is associated with the IT Services at the university, located in Birmingham. The procurement was conducted through a negotiated process without the publication of a contract notice due to the technical reasons, ensuring continuity of an existing subscription. The university signed the contract on 21 February 2025.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses in the IT consultancy and research domain, particularly those providing analytical and advisory services. Gartner UK Limited will deliver comprehensive market insights, product and vendor evaluations, and unmetered analyst access, which are critical for strategic IT directions and business case submissions at the University of Birmingham. Businesses similar to Gartner, offering detailed market research and strategic consulting, could benefit significantly from such procurement processes by tailoring their offerings to meet the objective analytical needs of large educational institutions.

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Notice Title

Professional body Service agreement membership Gartner UK Limited

Notice Description

Two year Gartner Professional body Service agreement membership from 01/02/2025 - 31/01/2027

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a membership service. Gartner UK Ltd provide an objective analysis and insight service to both ITS staff and University of Birmingham students. This information, advice and guidance is critical to IT Services' strategic direction and to the submission of business cases which result in technological change. Gartner provide full market coverage for product and vendor evaluations. Gartner UK Ltd's Online Research Database has comprehensive market coverage to support enterprise and/or global decisions. Gartner gives clients unmetered access to their analysts, which results in 490,000+ one-to-one client interactions each year. Gartner attends over 23,000 vendor briefings annually in order to be well-briefed on the vendors and products we are interested in.

Procurement Information

Continuation of existing ongoing membership subscription Gartner UK Ltd's Online Research Database has comprehensive market coverage to support enterprise and/or global decisions. Gartner UK Ltd provide an objective analysis and insight service to both ITS staff and University of Birmingham students within the scope of this agreement. This information, advice and guidance is critical to IT Services' strategic direction and to the submission of business cases which result in technological change.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e760
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007004-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98100000 - Membership organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£251,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contact Name
Nicola Handley
Contact Email
n.j.handley@bham.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1214151109

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TT
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
TLG31 Birmingham

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GARTNER

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