Defence Online

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: UNITY PROGRAMME – HOSTING AND APPLICATION SUPPORT
2. Awarding Authority: Defra, Environment Agency, Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Rural Payments Agency (RPA) (?the Core Defra Group?). Email: grainne.cherry@environment-agency.gov.uk. (Grainne Cherry).
3. Contract type: Service contract
Competitive procedure with negotiation
4. Description: The Authority is procuring a contract for the delivery of Hosting and Application Support (?H&AS?) Services (?the Contract?) to the awarding authority. The remaining organisations within the wider awarding authority group (?Defra Group?) will be potential service recipients and may be added to the contract at a later date via change control.
The Contract is one of a suite of contracts collectively referred to as the ?Unity? programme that will replace existing ICT Services which are currently delivered under separate contracts by two separate service suppliers to the awarding authority and Defra respectively.
5. CPV Code(s): 72000000, 72261000, 72416000
6. NUTS code(s): UKH, UKH1, UKH11, UKM, UKM5, UKM50, UKL, UKL1, UKL14
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: The Contract will be delivered at locations situated within England, Scotland and Wales.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code project_20207
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated Value of Contract
325000000.00
10. Listing Deadline 3.3.2017 (00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender.
12. Other information: Notes
NOTE: IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ON DEFRA?S E-TENDERING PORTAL PLEASE GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 2 BELOW.
IF UNREGISTERED PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO REGISTER
1. Register your company on the e-tendering portal (this is only required once).
Select the `Login or register to participate? link above and click the `Register now? link on the home page.
Accept the terms and conditions and click `Next?
Enter your correct business and user details.
Note the username you chose and click `Save? when complete
You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Respond to the PQQ/ITT
Login to the portal with your username/password.
Click the `PQQs Open To All Suppliers or ITT’s Open To All Suppliers? link.
Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT
Click the `Express Interest? button on the right-hand side of the page,
This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs or My ITT’s page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
You can now access any attachments by clicking the Settings and Buyer Attachments under `PQQ Details? or `ITT Details?.
3. Responding to the PQQ/ITT
You can now choose to `Create Response?. If you are declining to respond please click on the three dots and select `Decline To Respond? (please give a reason if declining).
You must use the Messages function to communicate to the Procurement Officer and seek any clarification.
Note the deadline for completion then follow the onscreen instructions to complete your response to the PQQ/ITT.
You must then publish your reply using the `Submit Response? button at the right hand side of the screen.
If you have a technical issue please use the online Help function or call the free helpline on 0800 368 4850
Procurement Route
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Contract Start Date
20/03/2018
Contract Duration
72 Months
Please refer the website above for documentation
TKR-201721-EX-893427