Published date: 3 October 2016
This notice was replaced on 3 October 2016
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Awarded contract (published 13 January 2017)
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Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£640,000
Procurement reference
011
Published date
3 October 2016
Closing date
7 November 2016
Contract start date
10 January 2017
Contract end date
31 May 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
GWE Business West Ltd is seeking to appoint a provider to deliver a corporate IT Solution. The contract will be awarded for a period of three years commencing early January 2017, with a possible extension for a further two years.
GWE Business West Ltd (Business West) restructured its corporate IT provision in November 2011. The 'on-premise' system was replaced by a hosted system managed by a third party supplier. Under the new arrangements the third party supplier provided the data communications network, the hosting environment and managed the servers to Operating System (OS) level. The in-house IT technicians managed and supported the various applications used by Business West and the equipment issued to users. The service was retendered in 2012 and secured for a further period by the same supplier. The service is now due to be retendered.
Developments in technology and a desire to work flexibly and cost-efficiently provide 'drivers' to explore ways in which Managed Services can deliver a more robust, cost effective and future proof IT solution for Business West. Proposals should address our requirement which contains three elements; Service Management, Infrastructure Management and Desktop Management. We are interested in Managed Service options for three and five years.
The maximum Budget for the IT Solution is £384,000 over the Initial Term (three years), increasing to £640,000 should we extend the agreement for two extension periods (two years). These amounts exclude VAT. The contract will be reviewed and subject to a performance review on a quarterly basis.
We are seeking a proposition that is billed monthly with a minimum term of one month. The monthly charge will be calculated on the number of registered active users from Business West who can access the service taken from the environment specific Active Directory.
We welcome applicants to submit a tender, details of which can be obtained from Paul Coopey at 'paul.coopey@businesswest.co.uk'
About the buyer
Contact name
Paul Coopey
Address
Leigh Court Business Centre, Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RA
England
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