Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service: Provision of ICT Managed Services

UK-Liverpool: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
      Bridle Road, Liverpool, L30 4YD, United Kingdom

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Provision of ICT Managed Services
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 7

         Region Codes: UKD5 - Merseyside         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      ICT Managed Services.

To provide ICT Managed Services across the Authority’s Estate across a range of services. The Authority will require that the ICT Managed Service Contractor has a minimum level of experience of supporting either Emergency Services or other critical systems with a proven track record of performance that can be referenced, and who can deliver a comprehensive service.
The Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise.

To provide for the integration, management, ongoing development, support and retirement of the Authority’s ICT Infrastructure, whose assets are currently owned by the Authority. As well as provision of Service Integration and Management (SIAM) services, the Principal Contractor will be the Principal Contractor in any solution.

Across the Authority, Information Communication & Technology (ICT) can be split into to 3 key delivery areas:

•The ICT Infrastructure (Data, Voice & Radio Networks, Personal Devices, Servers, Printers etc.) including the ICT Service Desk

•Commodity Applications that run on the ICT Infrastructure (Microsoft Office & E-Mail etc.)

•Corporate Applications that run on the ICT Infrastructure (Capita Vision FX Computer Aided Despatch, Capita Vision BOSS, E-Financials & Moore Stephens S.t.A.R.S. etc.)

The ICT Infrastructure comprises of the Administration ICT Infrastructure and the Fire Control ICT Infrastructure with the core of both being connected via a firewall. A Service Desk provision, managed network, managed servers, managed devices and professional services are provided to both the Administration and the Fire Control ICT Infrastructures.         
         Estimated value excluding VAT: 9.5
         Currency: GBP
                        
      
      II.2.2)Options: No          
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      None
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      None
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      None
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      Subject to Contract Terms and Conditions      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As set out in the PQQ      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As set out in the PQQ         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the PQQ
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As set out in the PQQ         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the PQQ      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No       
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: No
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Negotiated
         Some candidates have already been selected: No      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 5         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         Competitive Procedure with negotiation. The Authority reserves the right not to enter into negotiations after receipt of initial tender submissions.      
      IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: Yes    
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: T/06/15      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 26/06/2015
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 15/07/2015      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Liverpool:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./N2TG962HY3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/N2TG962HY3
GO-2015526-PRO-6629622 TKR-2015526-PRO-6629621
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      The Royal Courts of Justice
      The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               The Royal Courts of Justice
         The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            The Royal Courts of Justice
      The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 26/05/2015

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