DoF CPD – Provision of AutoDesk Licence Subscriptions, Support and Training 2024-27

Concepts

• belfast
• computer aided design (CAD)
• autodesk applications
• support days
• autodesk
• training
• autodesk licence subscriptions
• • ad-hoc autodesk training and support services
• the autodesk range
• 2024

Location

BELFAST

Description

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a business area within the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland (DoF). DoF-CPD is a long term user of Computer Aided Design (CAD) applications in general and in the Autodesk range of construction related applications in particular. CPD’s current contract for this requirement ends 3 February 2024. CPD’s current specific requirements can be summarised below. • Renewal of existing subscriptions for a number of Autodesk applications • Ad-Hoc Autodesk Training and Support services (outside of substantial software changes or upgrades), typically days training are not expected to exceed 10 per annum – typically support days are not expected to exceed 10 per annum, it is not unusual for zero days for either to be requested per annum) (these figures are provided solely as a high-level indication of potential scale).

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72212321 - Computer-aided design (CAD) software development services
• 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract, however, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach. satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice..