Published date: 24 January 2020

This notice was replaced on 30 January 2020

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

Opportunity (published 30 January 2020, last edited 30 January 2020)

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

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

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

THANET001-DN460046-11698367

Published date

24 January 2020

Closing date

14 February 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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

Thanet District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of an IT Support and Maintenance service for the network at the Kent Innovation Centre, Broadstairs.

The scope of this contract is to support and maintain the existing hardware and software elements within the KIC. A secure, stable and reliable IT infrastructure is of the utmost importance to our clients and we aim to achieve as close to 100% internet availability as possible.

The Contract is anticipated to commence upon 1 April 2020 for a duration of five years (including a proposed 2 year extension period)
Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to the notice on the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) and available for suppliers to download and complete according to instructions contained.

The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal quotations. All quotations will be accepted subject to the bidder providing suitable responses to grounds for Mandatory and Discretionary Rejection and that minimum standards are met as set out in the Invitation to Quote document. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria as set out in the Invitation to Quote document.

Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 7 February 2020
Completed quotation documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 14 February 2020


About the buyer

Contact name

Linda Taylor

Address

Thanet District Council
Cecil Street
Margate
CT9 1XZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1843577031

Email

linda.taylor@thanet.gov.uk

Website

http://www.thanet.gov.uk/