II.1)
Scope of the procurement
Provision for Data Centre Virtualisation and Managed Service.
Reference number:
A0383
48810000
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Information systems
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
On the 5th of May 2017, Greater Manchester Combined Authority as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police, published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in the Official Journal of the European Union to provide advance notice to the open market of the Data Centre tender opportunity.
As per the PIN notice Greater Manchester Police is seeking for an appropriate supplier to transition and migrate its existing Data Centre services to a new virtualised infrastructure under a Managed Service contract.
GMP is committed is seeking to let a single contract to a single Supplier to provide a Managed Service covering the following requirements:
a) Design, delivery and management of transitions of all GMP services from the old Data Centre service to the new Service (moving all in-scope services to a virtual infrastructure).
b) Design, provision, management and support, up to and including the OS layer, of infrastructure including: • virtual machines; and • physical machines;
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 17000000.00
GBP
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
48800000
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Information systems and servers
48820000
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Servers
72222200
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Information systems or technology planning services
72300000
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Data services
72315000
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Data network management and support services
72317000
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Data storage services
72500000
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Computer-related services
72510000
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Computer-related management services
72910000
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Computer back-up services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3 -
Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester, M11 2NS
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by Greater Manchester Combined Authority as the Contracting Authority for Greater Manchester Police. This is a OJEU procurement exercise using the Restricted Procedure (2 stage process), in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The contract will also be open to be accessed by the following contracting authority: Trafford Borough Council.
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Value excluding VAT: 17000000.00
GBP
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
31/07/2018
/
End:
01/06/2023
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.9)
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number:
5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
It is expected that a maximum of up to 5 (Five) tenderers will be shortlisted and be invited to submit a tender. However, the GMP reserves the right to shortlist fewer or more suppliers, either due to the spread of scores or where there is another justifiable reason to do so.
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
no
II.2.12)
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
This tender process is being conducted through the Bluelight e-tendering portal. In the interests of fairness, accountability and auditability, all communication regarding this tender must be made through the ‘Discussion’ facility of the Bluelight portal. No other methods of communication will receive a response.