PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II.B: Object of the Contract(SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

The appointment of an IT service provider to deliver the University of Manchester's Phased Sourcing strategy.

II.2)

Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

II.3)

Short description of nature and quantity or supplies or services

II.4)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.5)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures

II.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.7)

Additional information

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition for the purposes of Regulation 26(9) of the Public Contracts regulation 2015 — a specific call for competition for this planned procurement may be published by means of a contract notice within the next 1/3 months. This PIN is intended as an early notice to the Market of the University's proposals and an invitation to begin pre-procurement market engagement and consultation.

The University wishes to undertake a market engagement event in respect of these procurement proposals which will be held in central Manchester on the 5.11.2015. Please note that the University requests that each participant limits its number of attendees to two per organisation.

To obtain further information and to register for this event please visit http://www.eventbrite.com/e/itservice-provider-to-deliver-the-university-ofmanchesters-phased-sourcing-strategy-markettickets-19164780374

The market engagement event aims to inform economic operators of the procurement plans and requirements and to assess the feasibility of proposed requirements and work package(s), capability of the market as a whole to achieve what is required, maturity of the market to ensure a competitive procurement, capacity of the market to deliver what is required and identify potential risks.

The University will not, in any circumstances, be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by you in connection with this process and the University reserves the right to change the process and invite consortium bids.

The University encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the market engagement event shall not be taken into account in any subsequent bidder selection or tender evaluation process.

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund

VI.2)

Additional information

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice