Published date: 11 March 2015
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
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000
Computer configurations - 30211400
Location of contract
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Value of contract
£30,000 to £75,000
Procurement reference
MT150390
Published date
11 March 2015
Closing date
17 April 2015
Contract start date
1 July 2015
Contract end date
30 June 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The British Parking Association is the professional body which represents the UK parking sector throughout the UK and Europe. It has more than 700 corporate members, ranging from local authorities to commercial providers and provides them with a range of benefits many delivered via IT.
To provide this service to its members the BPA has a small office in Haywards Heath with a number of servers running products from the Microsoft Server range. The Association is supported by 37 staff (27 office based and 10 home based) using a variety of desktop and laptop PCs all running Microsoft Windows (Windows 7 and later) and Microsoft Office plus other standard applications. Staff can also connect to the IT system via a variety of mobile and handheld devices.
In 2014 the Association moved from its in-house servers to a hosted IT service; unfortunately the provider did not deliver on its promises which resulted in the Association reverting to its in-house servers after only three months.
After reviewing its strategy the Association decided to implement a hybrid hosted solution and is in the process of migrating to Microsoft Office 365 which will be completed by the end of March 2015. It is then planned to review the finance and CRM systems with a view to moving them to a hosted service over the next two years.
The Association is looking for an IT service provider who can manage its existing IT infrastructure, develop a strategy for the future and assist in the implementation of that strategy, therefore, providers are invited to tender for providing this service for the next three years with an option to extend to five years (longer contracts will be considered but will need to have break points).
Scope of the work
IT service supporting existing hardware and software located at the BPA premises and remotely (home/field workers). Hardware and software owned by the BPA. This will include an offsite back up solution of all data, systems and applications. Consideration will be given to the BPA servers being hosted remotely by the service provider or their partner.
About the buyer
Contact name
Fiona Kirkham
Address
Stuart House
41-43 Perrymount Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 3BN
England
Telephone
+44 1444255948
it-tender@britishparking.co.uk
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