HENSS2

A Tender Notice
by NEUPC LTD

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Goods)
Duration
4 year
Value
£55M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
07 Jun 2022
Delivery
To 11 Jul 2027 (est.)
Deadline
14 Jul 2022 15:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom: UNITED KINGDOM

Geochart for 6 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NEUPC) is one of six UK Higher Education purchasing consortia established to deliver and manage a wide range of collaborative framework agreements designed to maximise third party expenditure within the higher education sector. NEUPC wishes to develop a national framework agreement to service the requirements of UK Higher Education Institutions and Associate members for the supply of Networking Equipment and Services through a framework for Higher Education Networking equipment and services, for the supply, installation, storage, maintenance, and repair of Networking Equipment and Networking Consultancy provision. This framework will consist of 4 lots to provide a complete provision of network equipment only (lot 1), network equipment and services (lots 2 and 3) and Independent Consultancy only (lot 4).

Lot Division

1 Networking Equipment Supply Only
  • Value: £20M

Supply of equipment (and associated licences) to be installed by Institution, lease option included. Includes warranty support only. Including Gateways, Routers, Switches, Bridges, Hubs, Repeaters, Multilayer switches, Bridge Routers, Proxy Servers, Firewalls, Network address translator, ISDN terminal adapter, network interface controller, wireless network interface controller, network monitoring systems, CWDM optical platforms, DWDM optical platforms, IP Video Products, IP Security Systems, Wireless Client Adapters and Protocol Converters and Ethernet adaptors. This list is not exhaustive, all wired and wireless networking equipment is included within the remit. This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union ( EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2V4R37774Q

2 Routine / Low value Networking Projects
  • Value: £10M

Routine / Low value Networking Projects, covering any aspects of Networking equipment and services in any combination, including equipment provision, design, storage, implementation, maintenance, training, through to final disposal. No Managed Service option . No lease option. Projects up-to £150,000. This list is not exhaustive. Additional information: The Procurement will be conducted via the Delta e-sourcing portal on the notice link. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this ITT or any supporting documentation.NEUPC reserves the right to not proceed to Contract, or to cancel the Tender and will incur no Liability in doing so.

3 Core Networking Projects
  • Value: £24M

Covering any or all aspects of Networking in any combination, including equipment, design, storage, implementation, maintenance, training, Managed Service option (network maintenance, monitoring of attached network devices, monthly status reporting, implementation of upgrades/patches and user administration of both current and newly procured Infrastructure), through to final disposal. Projects over £150,000. Lease option on equipment. This list is not exhaustive. Additional information: The Procurement will be conducted via the Delta e-sourcing portal on the notice link. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this ITT or any supporting documentation. NEUPC reserves the right to not proceed to Contract, or to cancel the Tender and will incur no Liability in doing so.

4 Consultancy Only
  • Value: £1M

All aspects of networking consultancy from an independent perspective. This lot is not open to suppliers on lots 1-3 to avoid any conflicts of interest. Additional information: The Procurement will be conducted via the Delta e-sourcing portal on the notice link. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this ITT or any supporting documentation. NEUPC reserves the right to not proceed to Contract, or to cancel the Tender and will incur no Liability in doing so.

Renewal Options

Option to extend the Contract for up-to two periods of 12 months each. The Maximum Contract length is 48 months.

CPV Codes

  • 32400000 - Networks
  • 30237110 - Network interfaces
  • 32420000 - Network equipment
  • 30237135 - Network interfaces cards
  • 32410000 - Local area network
  • 32412110 - Internet network
  • 32412120 - Intranet network
  • 32413100 - Network routers
  • 32415000 - Ethernet network
  • 32421000 - Network cabling
  • 32422000 - Network components
  • 32423000 - Network hubs
  • 32424000 - Network infrastructure
  • 32427000 - Network system
  • 32428000 - Network upgrade
  • 32430000 - Wide area network
  • 72700000 - Computer network services
  • 48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package
  • 50312300 - Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
  • 50312320 - Repair of data network equipment
  • 72710000 - Local area network services
  • 72720000 - Wide area network services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
  • 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Networks./2V4R37774Q To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2V4R37774Q GO Reference: GO-202267-PRO-20271627

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