Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA) 2020

A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)

Source
OJEU
Type
Framework (Supply)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£500M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
09 Dec 2022
Delivery
To 09 Dec 2026 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Reading

Geochart for 2 buyers and 37 suppliers

2 buyers

11 suppliers

Description

This tender is for the provision of software licensing and services for Windows, Microsoft, Adobe, VMWare and other miscellaneous or commercial off the shelf software sold via resellers. This framework also accommodates deals that may be in place directly with original software vendors (OSV). Successful resellers will be expected to provide added value services. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) awards and manages framework agreements for higher education and is acting as lead organisation on behalf of its members and also for members of the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium(NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW), Advanced Procurement for universities and Colleges Limited (APUC) and Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC). A full list of the participating Consortia members is available on the Consortia websites.

Lot Division

1 Microsoft Software and Associated Services

Lot 1 is for the supply of all Microsoft software, licenses, support, maintenance, renewals and any associated services including consultancy that is limited to Microsoft products. This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with the OSV by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements including but not limited to EES, Academic Select Plus and Academic CSP Agreements. Software-as-a-service (SAAS) options and their associated consumption based models are also included.

Award Criteria
Customer Services and Contract Management 10.0
Relationship Management, Product Knowledge and Added Value 10.0
Responsible Procurement 10.0
Price 70.0
2 Adobe Software and Associated Services

Sub-lot 2A - Adobe software specific to ETLA agreements (site licences, multi-site or unlimited) inclusive of maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy specific to Adobe. This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with Adobe by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements. It is envisaged that a maximum of 6 suppliers will be awarded to this sub lot. Sub-lot 2B - Adobe CLP Agreements (perpetual licenses and optional upgrade protection) and VIP Agreements (named user/device subscription licenses) and other Adobe products, where special pricing and terms and conditions have been negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with Adobe by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements. It is envisaged that a maximum of 6 suppliers will be awarded to this sub lot.

Award Criteria
Customer Services and Contract Management 10.0
Relationship Management, Product Knowledge and Added Value 10.0
Responsible Procurement 10.0
Price 70.0
3 VMWare Software and Associated Services

VMware software, licenses, support, maintenance, renewals and associated services including consultancy, which is limited to the products available via this lot. This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with VMWare by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements (where applicable).

Award Criteria
Customer Services and Contract Management 10.0
Relationship Management, Product Knowledge and Added Value 10.0
Responsible Procurement 10.0
Price 70.0
4 Other Miscellaneous software and Associated Services

Miscellaneous software and licenses including support and associated services, maintenance and renewals. Commercial off the shelf software and licenses including support, maintenance and renewals. To include consumption based models via Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) options. This includes access to special pricing and terms and conditions, negotiated on behalf of the HE/FE Sector, directly with OSVs by JISC i.e., Chest Agreements (where applicable). Where software vendors are prepared to supply via a reseller, there is the additional flexibility for Jisc (a member of LUPC) to run a mini-competition on behalf of members for each new/renewed Chest Software Agreement via Lot 4. Under this model, Jisc would act as the conduit for member institutions to place their order with Jisc which will then place back-to-back or consolidated orders [under their own pre-procured Chest Software Agreement] with the reseller for onward transmission to the vendor.

Award Criteria
Customer Services and Contract Management 10.0
Relationship Management, Product Knowledge and Added Value 10.0
Vendor and Pricing Management 10.0
Responsible Procurement 10.0
Price 60.0
PRICE 60.0
5 Software Services

Software services including cloud optimisation services, cloud readiness services, software asset management, training and any professional services related to the products sold via the other lots on this framework. Includes consultancy, which is limited to the products provided under the scope of this agreement. A marketing premium of 1% will be applicable to this lot.

Award Criteria
Customer Services and Contract Management 10.0
Relationship Management, Product Knowledge and Added Value 10.0
Service Provision 20.0
Schedule of Rates 20.0
Example Pricing 40.0

Award Detail

1 Bytes Software Services (Leatherhead)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 1
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 CDW (London)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 2
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
3 Civica (London)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 3
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
4 Insight Direct (Uxbridge)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 4
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
5 Phoenix Software (York)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 5
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
6 Pugh Computers (Aberystwyth)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 6
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Softcat (Marlow)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 7
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Softwareone (London)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 8
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
9 Trustmarque Solutions (York)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 9
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
10 XMA (Nottingham)
  • Microsoft Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 10
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
11 Academia (Enfield)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 11
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
12 Bytes Software Services (Leatherhead)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 12
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
13 CDW (London)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 13
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
14 Insight Direct (Uxbridge)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 14
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
15 Phoenix Software (York)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 15
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
16 Softcat (Marlow)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 16
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
17 Softwareone (London)
  • Adobe Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 17
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
18 Academia (Enfield)
  • VMWare Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 18
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
19 CDW (London)
  • VMWare Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 19
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
20 Phoenix Software (York)
  • VMWare Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 20
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
21 Softcat (Marlow)
  • VMWare Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 21
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
22 Softwareone (London)
  • VMWare Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 22
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
23 XMA (Nottingham)
  • VMWare Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 23
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
24 Academia (Enfield)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 24
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
25 CDW (London)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 25
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
26 Civica (London)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 26
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
27 Phoenix Software (York)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 27
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
28 Pugh Computers (Aberystwyth)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 28
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
29 Softcat (Marlow)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 29
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
30 Softwareone (London)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 30
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
31 XMA (Nottingham)
  • Other Miscellaneous Software and Associated Services
  • Reference: 31
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
32 Academia (Enfield)
  • Software Services
  • Reference: 32
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
33 CDW (London)
  • Software Services
  • Reference: 33
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
34 Civica (London)
  • Software Services
  • Reference: 34
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
35 Insight Direct (Uxbridge)
  • Software Services
  • Reference: 35
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
36 Phoenix Software (York)
  • Software Services
  • Reference: 36
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
37 XMA (Nottingham)
  • Software Services
  • Reference: 37
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £100,000,000

CPV Codes

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package
  • 48170000 - Compliance software package
  • 48190000 - Educational software package
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 48210000 - Networking software package
  • 48220000 - Internet and intranet software package
  • 48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package
  • 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
  • 48600000 - Database and operating software package
  • 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • 48310000 - Document creation software package
  • 48312000 - Electronic publishing software package
  • 48316000 - Presentation software package
  • 48320000 - Drawing and imaging software package
  • 48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package
  • 48218000 - License management software package
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 72230000 - Custom software development services
  • 72254000 - Software testing
  • 72260000 - Software-related services

Indicators

Other Information

This Framework is being tendered on behalf of the following organisations and their members: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)

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