Contract notice: Information technology services Tender - 32693090

Object of the contract
Information technology services
Description: Contract notice: Information technology services
Authority Type: Body governed by public law
Contact Nature: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Document: Contract notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria: The most economic tender
CPV code: 72222300, 30000000, 30230000, 32500000, 48000000, 48624000, 50323200, 72110000, 72228000, 72267000, 72700000, 72222300, 30000000, 30230000, 32500000, 48000000, 48624000, 50323200, 72110000, 72228000, 72267000, 72700000
CPV Description: Information technology services.
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages.
Computer-related equipment.
Telecommunications equipment and supplies.
Software package and information systems.
Personal computer (PC) operating system software package.
Repair of computer peripherals.
Hardware selection consultancy services.
Hardware integration consultancy services.
Software maintenance and repair services.
Computer network services.
Reseller and Associated Services Framework Agreement — ICT12833
Reference Number : DN396400
Transport for London (TfL) is seeking to procure a multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of value added reseller services to provide commoditised hardware, software, cloud and associated services. The scope of the procurement will include, but not be limited to the following items:
Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system in Greater London. Acting on behalf of the TFL Group and all members of the Greater London Authority (GLA Group), TfL is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for value added reseller and associated services.
It is currently intended that the scope of the requirement for the reseller and associated services framework will cover, but not be limited to the following:
— hardware and peripherals (e.g. networking and power, storage, display screen equipment),
— software and applications (e.g. infrastructure software, enterprise application software, application software),
— hardware and software associated consultancy and training,
— cloud services (e.g. supply of cloud services aligned with Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) models,
— configuration, installation and support.
In addition to the purchase of hardware and software products, the value added reseller will be required to undertake a range of tasks including maintaining software license records, providing support and implementation services and keeping the Contracting Authority proactively informed of emerging technologies and replacement products.
The Authority's requirement are set out in the procurement documentation.
The Contracting Authority is a complex organisation operating both as a Functional Body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport services. The services may be provided to the Contracting Authority and/or its subsidiaries or any other authority that is subject to the requirements of either EU directive 2004/17/EC or 2004/18/EC. Any part of the Contracting Authority, its subsidiaries and/or any other member of the GLA Group or such members' subsidiaries may award contracts as appropriate.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to withdraw from the procurement process and may award contracts in whole, in part, or not at all as a result of the competition called for by this notice.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any economic operators in considering and/or responding to the procurement process. All discussions and meetings will be conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments made under the contracts will be in sterling.
Please note that this procurement is being managed via the Contracting Authority's electronic procurement portal (https://procontract.due-north.com/). Suppliers that are not registered will need to register to obtain access to the procurement documentation.
The Contracting Authority strongly supports and implements the Greater London Authority Group Responsible Procurement Policy. Details about the policy can be found on www.london.gov.uk/priorities/business-economy/vision-and-strategy/focus-areas/responsible-procurement
Further details as to the application of the Greater London Authority Group Responsible Procurement Policy to this procurement will be set out in the tender documents.
The economic operator appointed may also be required to extend the scope services to support any shared services initiatives with TfL and any other GLA functional bodies.
The Contracting Authority does not guarantee any business volume or value guarantee to suppliers through this Framework Agreement.
Internet address (URL): https://tfl.gov.uk