Published date: 17 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.


Closing: 14 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Compliance software package - 48170000

  • Information systems and servers - 48800000

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

    • Software programming and consultancy services - 72200000

    • Data services - 72300000

    • Computer-related services - 72500000

    • Computer network services - 72700000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£750,000 to £12,500,000

Procurement reference

20170517123009-35572

Published date

17 May 2017

Closing date

14 June 2017

Contract start date

2 October 2017

Contract end date

1 October 2022

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 Police & Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester are seeking for suitable service providers to support the delivery of UK event accreditation. The procurement will be split into two separate lots, bidders are allowed to bid for one or more lots.
Lot 1: Provision of an application management service to provide the hosting, management, maintenance, and further development of a suite of bespoke applications used for the accreditation of attendees at events throughout the UK mainland. The applications are written in IBM Domino and IBM Notes, and as such a comprehensive knowledge of these is required.
Lot 2: Provision of onsite and remote IT support services to UK based events. The supplier is required to provide and arrange the relevant secure network infrastructure and the necessary hardware, peripherals, and software to allow on site accreditation and barcode scanning at gate entry points. 24/7 support for the infrastructure for the duration of the events is also required.

The contract duration will be for a maximum period of 5 years, three of which will be a fixed term basis. Followed by an option to extend for a further 2 years on a 1+1 basis subject to performance and meeting GMP's requirements of the contract.

The anticipated budget range for this procurement is £100,000 - £250,000 per annum, as a combined total for delivery of both lots.

Service providers wishing to bid for the services must first register on the Blue Light portal https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=BLUELIGHT followed by downloading the tender ITT and specification documents.
This is a EU Open tender process, completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system. And all clarification responses raised must also be put through the Blue Light portal.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Steven Ho

Address

Force Headquarters, Central Park
Northampton Road
Manchester
M40 5BP
ENG

Email

Steven.Ho@gmp.police.uk

Website

https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=BLUELIGHT