Award

Framework Agreement for Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance

FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Apr 2023 at 00:00

Tender

16 Nov 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Flintshire County Council has awarded a contract for a Framework Agreement for Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance. The contract was signed on 31st March 2023, with a total value of £1,500,000 GBP. The procurement process was open, with the main procurement category classified as services.

This tender opens up business growth opportunities for SMEs specialising in datacentre technologies supply, support, and hardware maintenance. The procurement stage is currently in the award phase, offering a chance for businesses to provide quality services and compete based on both quality (70%) and price (25%) criteria. The procurement covers the regions of Flintshire and Denbighshire in the UK, focusing on services related to datacentre technologies.

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Notice Title

Framework Agreement for Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance

Notice Description

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support and Hardware Maintenance

Lot Information

Datacentre Technologies Supply & Support

Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils wish to establish a Framework Agreement for the procurement and support of new and existing Datacentre IT Systems utilised by Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils. The Authorities IT Departments all provide business systems separately to their own individual organisation; however, each authority deploys similar IT systems that support these applications based on IBM, Dell, and Lenovo Technologies. This framework is to support each authority to procure hardware, software, and hardware maintenance to support both the existing infrastructure and new and emerging technologies and strategies that each may develop. The Framework aims to achieve value for money together with partnership working arrangements with a small number of key suppliers to develop data centre-based hardware and software systems and hardware maintenance. Suppliers on the Framework will be key to helping each authority achieve its strategic goals and plans in terms of IT Technologies.

Datacentre Technologies Hardware Maintenance

Denbighshire and Flintshire County Council's wish to establish a Framework Agreement for the Hardware Maintenance of existing Datacentre IT Systems utilised by Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils. The Authorities IT Divisions all provide business systems separately to their own individual organisation; however, each authority deploys similar IT systems that support these applications based on IBM, Dell and Lenovo Technologies. This framework is to support each authority with hardware maintenance to support both the existing infrastructure. The Framework aims to achieve value for money together with partnership working arrangements with a key supplier to develop datacentre hardware maintenance

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-126418
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126418
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

51 - Installation services (except software)

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


CPV Codes

30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)

51611100 - Hardware installation services

72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk, procurement@flintshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1352701814, +44 1824712612

Buyer Location

Locality
FLINTSHIRE
Postcode
CH7 6NA
Post Town
Chester
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham

Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Ruthin
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

CELERITY

RECARTA

SERVICE EXPRESS

TOTAL COMPUTER NETWORKS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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