UKRI-3081 Software Subscription and Support Renewal

Concepts

• software package
• swindon
• hartree centre
• ukri-3081 software subscription
• software system
• instances of software
• appropriate level of vendor support
• software
• particular software
• support renewal

Location

United Kingdom: UNITED KINGDOM

Description

The Hartree Centre is to purchase a software system which is to maintain installed instances of software to current release levels and retain access to patches including security patches, thereby helping to guard against service degradation and interruption.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Hartree Centre operates a number of production compute systems providing customer-facing services that run a particular software. In order to maintain installed instances of software to current release levels and retain access to patches including security patches, thereby helping to guard against service degradation and interruption, it is imperative that this software is subject to unbroken coverage by an appropriate level of vendor support and this is required for a period of 12 months from 1st June 2023. Additional information: The term and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Legal Justification

In order to maintain installed instances of software to current release levels and retain access to patches including security patches, thereby helping to guard against service degradation and interruption, it is imperative that this software is subject to unbroken coverage by an appropriate level of vendor support. This can only be achieved by one supplier in the market for compatibility and for software related issues. This is compliant to regulation 32 B, ii competition is absent for technical reasons,

Other Information

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