This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2018 at 01:00

Tender

31 Oct 2017 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Dumfries & Galloway Housing Partnership Ltd. is currently engaged in a public procurement process for IT Infrastructure services, indicated as active and selecting suppliers through a restricted procedure. The procurement is focused on enhancing their IT and communications infrastructure and is set to be based in Dumfries, UK. The tender process began prior to the award date on 1st August 2018, with a contract value of £300,000 and a bidding deadline that concluded on 30th November 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT infrastructure, particularly those with expertise in core servers, networks, and end-user device provisioning. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as evidenced by the fact that all bids received were from SMEs. Companies adept at delivering innovative cloud-based solutions and those with strong project and risk management capabilities would particularly benefit from engaging in this procurement process, potentially leading to long-term contracts within a key social housing framework.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

IT Infrastructure

Notice Description

1.5.1 DGHP seeks to appoint Suppliers to provide and support its IT and communications infrastructure, including core infrastructure, networks and end-user device hardware and provisioning.

Lot Information

Lot 1

1.6.1 The Solution shall cover every aspect of IT Infrastructure and Service Delivery, including but not limited to: - Core servers and storage devices together with the associated operational software (e.g. Microsoft operating systems, hypervisors, etc); - Wide Area Network (WAN) including data centre and direct cloud (e.g. Microsoft) connectivity; - Wired Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless LAN (WLAN) services; - Internet connectivity including resilient breakouts to support connectivity to remote sites, cloud and other hosted services; - Desktop device refresh - End-user device desktop provisioning including desktop and mobile devices with a solution such as thin-client deployed as required to support legacy business applications and to optimise network bandwidth; and - Backup and Disaster Recovery services. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of Microsoft Licenses is out of scope of the Tender except where Microsoft have determined that these must be provided by the Supplier, e.g. Data Centre SPLA and Cloud licensing model. However, the Supplier shall implement all Microsoft software and services, as required by the Solution and licensed by DGHP.

Renewal: At DGHP's discretion, extension of one year at the end of year 4 and of one year at the end of year 5.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000517181
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327671
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48810000 - Information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Nov 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20188 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dumfries & Galloway Housing Partnership Ltd.
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUMFRIES
Postcode
DG1 4ZS
Postcode Area
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway
Delivery Location
TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway

Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward
Nith
Westminster Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Castleton Managed Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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