Published date: 2 December 2016

Last edited date: 2 December 2016

This notice was replaced on 10 February 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 10 February 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

  • Switches - 31214100

  • Ethernet network - 32415000

Location of contract

PL1 5QG

Value of contract

£66,000

Procurement reference

RFQ047

Published date

2 December 2016

Closing date

9 December 2016

Contract start date

8 January 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

City College Plymouth is currently in the process of erecting a new Centre of Excellence for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) at its Kings Road site. The Site is due to be handed over during July 2017. The new building will interlace with the existing building and infrastructure.

In order to maintain a single imaging reference which can be fully maintained by the College's internal IT Services team; the College is seeking to purchase a number of switches which are compatible with the existing network.

This request for quotation is for a one off purchase.
As the value is anticipated to exceed £25,000 the opportunity will be advertised on the Government Portal "Contracts Finder" as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Edit Date 02 December 2016 @ 15:15
Due to a number of suppliers who had expressed an interest in the opportunity being unable to meet the short turn-around time, the opportunity has been extended for a further week to 09 December 2016 @ mid-day.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Electronic submissions in response to this Request for Quotation will be accepted as long as they meet the following criteria:
Sent via email to: tenders@cityplym.ac.uk
Document standards:
• Text must be in Microsoft Word format;
• Price tables must be in Microsoft Excel format (using pricing schedule in Appendix A);
• Supportive evidence may additionally be submitted in PDF format;
• Images, Designs, and other supporting evidence may be in either JPEG or PDF format
• Completed Appendix C Suitability Assessment & Selection Questionnaire (Including Mandatory & Discretionary Exclusions) Parts 1, 2 and 3. - Please note this suitability assessment will not be viewed unless you are the winning tenderer. Failure at this stage may prevent the contract from being awarded.
• Signed Agreement Acceptance and Declaration.

Please note that the College is able to accept submissions sent in a compressed or ".zip" file format, so long as the files contained meet the standards described above.

About the buyer

Contact name

Kerry Wilson

Address

City College Plymouth
Kings Road, Devonport
Plymouth
PL1 5QG
England

Telephone

01752856809

Email

tenders@cityplym.ac.uk

Website

www.cityplym.ac.uk