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Provision of Managed Service Provider for University of Birmingham Core Systems

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Buyer Address: Edgbaston, Birmingham, UKG31, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Harvey Westwood

Contact Email: procurement@bham.ac.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
2828000.0 GBP
Gross: 3393600 GBP
Published
30 Apr 2025, 13:31
Deadline
28 May 2025, 23:59
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72416000 - Application service providers
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The University of Birmingham is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that offers both functional and technical support for its core systems suite. Please refer to the attached documentation for the full specification of requirements.

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018044-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot LOT-0001 Status: active

Lot LOT-0001 Value: AED 2,828,000

Lot LOT-0001 Value (Gross): AED 3,393,600

Lot LOT-0001 Contract Start: 2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Lot LOT-0001 Contract End: 2028-01-01T23:59:59+00:00

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Management of the Contract (5%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Sustainability (5%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (5%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (3%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Service (7%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Functional Resource (41%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Technical Resource (19%)

Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (cost): Cost/Price (15%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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