Published date: 27 September 2016

This notice was replaced on 21 November 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 30 May 2017, last edited 30 May 2017)

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

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £50,000,000

Procurement reference

WS837707104

Published date

27 September 2016

Closing date

25 October 2016

Contract start date

14 November 2016

Contract end date

13 November 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Authority is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide it, and other Contracting Bodies access to a sole supplier who will work in partnership to meet the Parties requirements in delivering software and hosting services supporting their business needs.
These requirements will be called off the framework in the following services;
• Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
• General Software Services
• General Hosting Services

It is proposed that the Framework would be procured on terms which would allow access for other Public Sector organisations including but not limited to subsidiaries, LATVs, LATCs, Unitary, Borough and District Councils, Higher Education Institutes / Universities, CCGs and NHS partners. These Contracting Bodies will be responsible for ordering of, and payment for, their own services through this agreement

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This competition will be run using ECC's Supplier Portal, Ariba. Where you are interested in this opportunity please register on the supplier portal as soon as possible by following the instructions available on the ECC Supplying the Council website. Once registration is complete please could you confirm in a response, the following information:


· Your contact name and Supplier ID/User ANID from your Ariba registration details

To the following e-mail addresses; email2workspace-prod+ECC+WS837707104+c14y@ansmtp.ariba.com

If you have already registered on the system there is no need to re-register but please provide the information requested above.

Following registration on the Supplier Portal all further communication with us should be made via the Ariba tendering event message board.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Beavr

Address

E1, County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Email

andrew.beaver@essex.gov.uk