Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Family Housing Association (Wales) Ltd
43 Walter Road
Swansea
SA1 5PN
UK
Telephone: +44 1792460192
E-mail: andrew.buckels@3cconsultants.co.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fha-wales.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0532
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
IT Services Partner - Family Housing Association Wales
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Family Housing has a current Managed Service provider, who's contract expires in Jan 22. Family are therefore seeking to procure a new IT services partner to provision hosting of their infrastructure, IT support and support in enhancing their current ways of working through innovation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
322 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
845 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72222300
72267100
32424000
32571000
32412000
32412110
72514000
72611000
32413100
32422000
32425000
32427000
32428000
32430000
72222000
72253200
72253000
72910000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Head Office - 43 Walter Road, Swansea, SA1 5PN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As a minimum, this contract with be the provision of an IT Services Partner to cover the following areas:
- Microsoft 365 and Application Server(s)
- DR and Backup
- Cyber Security
- End user Support and Device management
- Wireless and Networking
- Telephony
This tender has been published on Sell2Wales in accordance with Family Housing Contract Standing Orders (CSO’s). The value of the contract for three years will be under the OJEU procurement rules for Supplies & Services totalling GBP 150k Every contract entered into by Family Housing must comply with:
- Relevant European procurement rules (i.e. the EC Treaty, the general principles of EC law and the EC public procurement directives implemented by UK Regulations).
- The law of England and Wales as applicable to Wales
- Family Housing’s CSOs and Financial Regulations.
- Family Housing’s strategic objectives, procurement strategy and policies.
-Any procurement requirements of the Welsh Government
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Suitability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-013404
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Circle IT Solutions
Brook House, Lime Tree Court, Mulberry Drive Cardiff Gate Business Park
Cardiff
CF236AB
UK
Telephone: +44 7973638103
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 322 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
(WA Ref:117213)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/02/2022