Information Services - Infrastructure Strategic Partner Framework.
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
Home Group
Procurement, 2 Gosforth Park Way, Gosforth Business Park
For the attention of: Laura Davidson
NE12 8ET Newcastle Upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912906080
E-mail:
Section II: Object of the contract
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Based in the North region.
NUTS code UKC
Within the framework, specific call-offs will be agreed based on projects or work packages as mentioned in the background/contract scope section. Please note there may be additional requirements outside of the requirements listed.
This process seeks to ultimately appoint a single strategic partner for the long term provision of infrastructure services in line with the recently approved IS Strategy.
These services will include but won't be limited to:
- Infrastructure + Telephony consultancy;
- Technical Design and delivery;
- Technical Architecture services;
- Delivery of technical solutions in.
Networking.
Server.
Storage.
Virtualisation.
Unified communications.
Security.
- Provision of infrastructure hardware (excluding client devices);
- Provision of Infrastructure software (directly or in partnership with Home group managed software partner);
- Structured Cabling;
- Microsoft Solutions (server, database, management and monitoring).
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Section IV: Procedure
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 182-314177 of 19.9.2013
Section V: Award of contract
IT Professional Services
Axwell House Waterside Drive Metrocentre East Business Park Gateshead
NE11 9HU Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Section VI: Complementary information
This portal can be found at: www.housingprocurement.com
Prospective bidders must log onto the site and register as a supplier. Instructions and help are available from the home page. The PQQ document will then be available for completion. Queries from bidders can also be raised within the portal where they will be answered accordingly, allowing total transparency to all other participating bidders.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement/tender process and to not make an award of the contract and does not accept any liability for costs incurred in responding to the pre-qualification questionnaire or invitation to tender. Save for any mandatory periods, the timescales indicated in this Contract Notice are approximate and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to amend the same.
Home Group is acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of itself and potentially a range of contracting authorities who will be able to access this framework. Eligible bodies include:
Home Group and any existing or future subsidiary companies (see www.homegroup.org.uk for more information on the Group);
Other Registered Providers in England (providers registered with the Homes and Communities Agency, see www.homesandcommunities.co.uk) and Social Landlords in Scotland (providers registered with the Scottish Housing Regulator, see www.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk);
Charitable Organisations registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (see www.charity-commission.gov.uk ) or the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (see www.oscr.org.uk) whose charitable purposes include, but not are limited to, the prevention or relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of health or saving of lives; the advancement of citizenship or community development; the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and, any other purposes currently recognised as charitable and any new charitable purposes which are similar to another charitable purpose; and Social Enterprises involved in the provision of housing related services/activities or whose activities are similar to those listed above in respect of charitable organisations.