Planning

SLC Education Digital Futures - ICT Managed Service

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

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Planning

21 Apr 2023 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The South Lanarkshire Council is planning to procure ICT Managed Services for its Education Resources and Public Libraries. This contract will expire in September 2025, and the Council aims to have a new contract by October 2025. The contract includes services such as a managed ICT platform for schools, network infrastructure, security services, and devices. The procurement stage is currently "planned," with a value of £35,000,000 GBP.

This tender by South Lanarkshire Council presents an opportunity for suppliers offering ICT Managed Services to expand their business. Companies providing network connectivity solutions, ICT infrastructure, and security services would be well-suited to compete. The Education sector suppliers specializing in technology services could benefit from participating in this tender process to secure a substantial contract with the Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SLC Education Digital Futures - ICT Managed Service

Notice Description

South Lanarkshire Council currently has an ICT Managed Service contract in place for Education Resources and Public Libraries and this will expire at the end of September 2025 and the Council is looking to ensure that a new contract is in place from 1st October 2025. South Lanarkshire Council's Education Resources has had a highly successful full ICT Managed Service contract in place since 1 October 2013 which was extended in 2020. The contract includes: - a fully managed ICT platform/service for all SLC schools and nurseries, Youth Learning establishments, LAAC (Looked After and Accommodated) units and SLLC (South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO) public libraries. - network connectivity and infrastructure, WANs, LANs and WLANs, servers, network filtering and a full range of security services. - a core provision of desk top stations, mobile devices, curricular software, training, web space. The Council are issuing this PIN notice to gauge interest in the market from potential suppliers who can provide this service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The PIN notice is being published to gain information from potential suppliers to assist with the specification development. An overview of the requirement along with a pre-market engagement questionnaire is included for suppliers to provide feedback on potential solutions. The procurement route will be decided based on the information provided by the suppliers in the questionnaire. It is requested that the completed questionnaires be sent to Kirsty Stewart by email (email address is on the questionnaire) no later than Wednesday, 10 May 2023.. Please note there is no additional documentation available for this contract at the moment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000730045
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR476872
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

72222300 - Information technology services

72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£35,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Sep 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Irene Peacock
Contact Email
irene.peacock@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HAMILTON
Postcode
ML3 0AA
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Hamilton North and East
Westminster Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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