Jisc Google for Education Reseller Framework Agreement

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        "title": "Jisc Google for Education Reseller Framework Agreement",
        "description": "This opportunity is for the Contracting Authority who wishes to establish a single-lot, multi-supplier Open framework agreement covering the supply of Google for Education products and services. The Google products, editions, and base prices available under this Framework are to be governed by a separate commercial agreement between Jisc Services Limited and Google (the 'Jisc-Google Agreement'). Google Workspace for Education editions * Gemini for Education * Chrome Education Upgrade * ChromeOS Flex * Any Google Cloud Platform commitments or credits permitted under the Jisc-Google Agreement The Supplier(s) shall manage the full licence lifecycle including new licence provisioning, renewals, upgrades and downgrades, true-ups and true-downs, and migrations between permitted editions, and provide full wrap-around support services to customers.",
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                        "countryName": "Ireland"
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                "method": "withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition",
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                "buyerCategories": "TBC though this is expected to be limited to FE, HE and adjacent educational contracting authorities in the UK and Ireland.",
                "description": "Framework buyers will be permitted to utilise; - direct award option based upon cascade ranking I.e. Top ranked, followed by next highest ranked supplier where highest cannot fulfil, and so on - Further-competition amongst all suppliers using tailored requirements based around established framework award criteria - Desktop calculator where framework award criteria is adjusted to better reflect a Buyer's requirements",
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                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "description": "Quality sub-criteria expected as follows: Provision of licenses Onboarding, deployment and transition Technical support and service management Training, enablement and adoption support Added value Compliance and data assurance Commercial and operational governance Anticipated overall quality criteria weighting is 60%, with sub-weightings TBC",
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                            "description": "Financial and insurance Information security Data protection Accessibility Business continuity Experience Qualifications and technical capability",
                            "forReduction": true
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                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "This is will be an Open Framework, and may last up to 8 years, with reopening of competition required within the initial 3 year period, and a at least once in the following 5 year period, but Jisc may reopen competition on a more frequent basis as required."
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        "status": "planned",
        "procurementMethod": "selective",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
        "procedure": {
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            "acceleratedRationale": "Qualifying planned procurement notice",
            "features": "The tender procedure will comprise of two elements; Stage 1 - Shortlisting Interested parties may respond to shortlisting criteria, and it will be used to shortlist resellers who will be invited to bid. (Numbers to be shortlisted TBC) Stage 2 - Bidding Shortlisted parties will bid against award criteria, with awards anticipated to go to 5-6 suppliers. Whilst shortlisting and award criteria is subject to change, prospective Bidders will need to be verifiable Google Premium partners in order to bid."
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                "description": "This Framework will be sustained, in part, by means of Supplier contributions as linked to Buyer use of the Service. This will be implemented as a Service Fee which will be in the form of a retrospective rebate paid to JSL quarterly in arrears on all expenditure under the Service at 3.5%. This will be paid to JSL within 30 days of receipt of a correctly rendered invoice. JSL will carry out regular spot checks and reviews with Buyers who have access to the Service. In the event that a discrepancy between the report provided by a Supplier and the records of the Buyer are at odds then the Supplier will agree to provide the outstanding balance"
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