Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA)

A Prior Information Notice
by SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Future Contract (Supply)
Duration
not specified
Value
450M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
05 Feb 2024
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Reading

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

This tender is for the supply of software licenses via resellers to cover (Windows, Adobe, VMware and other miscellaneous) software sold via resellers but to also accommodate deals that may be in place directly with manufacturers.

Lot Division

1 Microsoft Software and Associated Services(SLRA)

Microsoft software and licenses including SAAS, support, maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy. Includes ETLA, Campus Agreements, CSP agreements and Select Plus.

2 Adobe Software and Associated Services

Adobe software specific to ETLA agreements (site licences, multi-site or unlimited) inclusive of maintenance and renewal and associated services including consultancy. Adobe CLP Agreements (perpetual licenses) and VIP Agreements (named user/device licenses).

3 VMWare Software and Associated Services

VMware software and license including support, maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy.

4 Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services

Miscellaneous software and licenses including SAAS, support and associated services, maintenance and renewals. Commercial off the shelf software and license including support, maintenance and renewals.

5 Software Services

Software services for all products supplied under the agreement including consultancy. Includes but is not limited to cloud services, software asset management or services for any product under the agreement.

CPV Codes

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
  • 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
  • 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
  • 48600000 - Database and operating software package
  • 48700000 - Software package utilities
  • 48800000 - Information systems and servers
  • 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • 72261000 - Software support services
  • 72262000 - Software development services
  • 72263000 - Software implementation services
  • 72265000 - Software configuration services
  • 72266000 - Software consultancy services
  • 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
  • 72268000 - Software supply services

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Other Information

SUPC aims to conduct interviews with potential bidders to gain insights into various commercial models, enabling informed decisions for the pricing model and specifications of the upcoming retender for the Software License Resellers Agreement Framework. We welcome feedback to deepen our understanding of pricing management, successful practices, experiences from other tenders/frameworks, and input on desired features for the new iteration of the framework. Interview slots are available on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of February, each lasting 30 minutes. Interested bidders are encouraged to contact me via the EU-Supply Portal, providing full contact details including name, company name, email, and preferred time slots. Due to limited availability, suggesting 3 or 4 slots is recommended on a first-come-first-served basis. For clarifications, please use the EU-Supply Portal instead of email. It's important to note that, contrary to section 1.3 - Communication, there are currently no tender documents available as this notice serves as a Prior Information Notice only.

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