Published date: 28 January 2018
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Information systems and servers - 48800000
Information systems - 48810000
Servers - 48820000
Information systems or technology planning services - 72222200
Data services - 72300000
Data network management and support services - 72315000
Data storage services - 72317000
Computer-related services - 72500000
Computer-related management services - 72510000
Computer back-up services - 72910000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£12,000,000 to £17,000,000
Procurement reference
20180128160026-35572
Published date
28 January 2018
Closing date
8 March 2018
Contract start date
31 July 2018
Contract end date
1 June 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police, is seeking to let a single contract to a single Supplier to provide a Managed Service covering the following requirements:
a) Design, delivery and management of transitions of all GMP services from the old Data Centre service to the new Service (moving all in-scope services to a virtual infrastructure).
b) Design, provision, management and support, up to and including the OS layer, of infrastructure including: • virtual machines; and • physical machines;
The contract duration will be for a period of 5 years followed by an option to extend for a further 2 years on a 1+1 basis, subject to funding and contractor performance.
The contract will also be open to be accessed by the following contracting authority: Trafford Borough Council.
To express your interest please visit the link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and register your details followed by down loading the tender documents from the Blue Light portal. Please note this is a 2 stage restricted tender process, bidders who qualify the SQ/PQQ stage will only be invited to submit the ITT invitation to tender. Please be mindful of the closing dates of the tenders as GMP will not be liable for any late submissions.
Bidders are strongly advised not to communicate (directly/email or during other site visits) with any other persons at GMP Police concerning this tender exercise. Bidders who fail to comply with this requirement, will automatically be excluded from participating with this tender and possibly other future GMP tender opportunities. All clarification correspondences must come via the Blue Light Portal.
More information
Links
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- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=22685&B=BLUELIGHT
- Tender notice
- Additional data
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- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/35572
- Tender notice
- User / Company
About the buyer
Contact name
procurement@gmp.police.uk
Address
Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw
Manchester
M11 2NS
ENG
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Closing: 8 March 2018