UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The University of Chester tendered for Internal Audit Services under Crown Commercial Service Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS) framework, agreement ID: RM6188 using Lot 1: Internal audit and assurance. The University sought to appoint an internal audit service with an in-depth knowledge and experience of the Higher Education (HE) sector, for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University's needs.

This Award Notice follows University of Chester request for tenders through the UK Open procedure under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for the Design and Redevelopment of University of Chester's Corporate Website. The strategic direction of the University website (www.chester.ac.uk) is managed centrally by the Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions (MRA) Department's Web Team. MRA manage the marketing, content, front-end development, and user experience, and work closely with our Learning and Information Services (LIS) Department on the back-end development and server aspects of site management. The FTS Contract Notice for this tender was 2022/S 000-000671 and an Amendment notice was published 2022/S 000-002777.

The University of Chester was seeking tenders through the 2 Stage Restricted Tender Procedure under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for the Provision of Maintenance Services for Fire Alarm Systems and Fire Extinguishers. The University of Chester needed to ensure it is compliant with legislation and most importantly had assurance on the continual and reliable operation of its equipment, for the protection of its staff, students, tenants and other personnel. The University therefore required Service Providers to supply the following maintenance services for its Fire Alarm Systems and Fire Extinguishers, in 2 Tender Lots (as detailed below): • Proactive Planned Maintenance Service Visit services - proactive planned inspection, testing and maintenance (Lot 1 and Lot 2) • Minor Repair or Replacement - services undertaken at the time of but in addition to the Proactive Planned Maintenance Service Visit services (Lot 1 and Lot 2) • Emergency Reactive Response - 24/7/365 emergency call outs for fault diagnosis and repair of Fire Alarm Systems (Lot 1 only) The University was seeking to award contracts for the co-ordination, management, administration and completion of these works for a period of 3 years, with a review after each year and an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months. Tenderers should note that not all systems / items of equipment would need a Proactive Planned Maintenance Service Visit immediately at the start of the contract, so it may be some months before works would commence. A schedule of works was set out in the documents: o Document 2.2 - Pricing Schedule, Asset Register & SOR - LOT 1 - Fire Alarm o Document 2.3 - Pricing Schedule, Asset Register & SOR - LOT 2 - Fire Extinguishers The range of fire systems / items of equipment was divided into two lots and tenderers were invited to bid for one or both lots. The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester. This opportunity was also been published on Find a Tender Service. Please note the values in this award notice are rounded up. This notice was amended on 15th March 2022 following a request from a tenderer to extend the Selection Stage return date by 24 hours to 10:00 am on 17th March 2022. The FTS notice amendment was published prior to this amended notice being published. Additional information: Please note that where you may have previously registered with In-Tend, it will be necessary for you to ensure that your registration does include being registered to see opportunities for University of Chester. Registration for this site is free for suppliers. There is also Help/Guidance on how to use the supplier site on the 'Help' section at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/Help

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders through the two Stage Restricted Tender Procedure under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for the Provision of Door Inspection and Survey. The University of Chester was seeking to appoint one contractor to provide Door Inspection and Survey services as set out in the Document 2.3 - Door Survey Specification. The University of Chester has these categories of door: • Internal room / cross corridor / cupboard doors • External plant room / cupboard doors • Final Exit Doors reserved for Emergency Evacuation • Final Exit Doors not specifically reserved for Emergency Evacuation and was seeking to appoint one contractor to provide 'Fire / Other Door Inspection and Survey' Services as set out in the specification, for buildings comprising the majority of the University's estate. The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester. This opportunity was also published on Find a Tender Service. Please note the values in this notice are rounded up.

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester tendering for a provider of Specific Learning Difficulty Diagnostic Assessments, as part of supporting students' specific learning needs in higher education and ensuring a successful application for Disabled Students' Allowance, University of Chester was looking to establish a contract for the full diagnostic assessment of specific learning difficulties for higher education and Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) purposes. Suppliers were cordially invited to submit a tender for the provision of specific learning difficulty diagnostic assessments. Tenderers must be able to assess for specific learning difficulties - dyslexia as a minimum, with the ability to assess for complex needs. Tenders will be accepted for additional specialist assessments or all types of specialist types of assessment. Our preference was to work with one provider and utilise other providers in busy periods or for specialisms. University of Chester reserved the right to appoint one or more providers to conduct all specialist types of assessments and to meet the requirements of the service. Assessors should be prepared to undertake assessments on site within the Chester area or through virtual delivery. The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester (https://intendhost. co.uk/universityofchester). Please note the values in this notice are rounded up.

University of Chester wished to make a direct award to Studylink Tours for Lot 2 - Student Group Travel Services under the Travel Management Framework 2019. This direct award followed our review of the Travel Management Framework Buyers Guide which established that Studylink Tours was the number one ranked supplier on Lot 2. The award followed discussions with Procurement Services regarding their organisation's service offering, liaison with University colleagues and that it is compliant under the framework to place a direct award. As it was compliant to direct award under the Travel Management Services 2019 framework, there was not a return date and time as the University did not go out to tender. The University could not publish this Award Notice without entering a return date and time. Therefore, the date chosen is the date in November when a project meeting was held to discuss the award. The value has been listed as £0 for the purpose of this Award Notice as there was not a tender return which included a price element and as a new award we do not have existing data to estimate the value.

The University of Chester was seeking tenders for the Supply of Microsoft 365 Backup and Recovery under the Software Licence Resellers (SLRA) Framework Agreement, Number: ITS4042 SU using SLRA Lot 4 Other Software as members of NWUPC. As permitted under the framework University of Chester sought to appoint one supplier for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University's needs.

This Award notice follows the University of Chester was seeking tenders for Legionella Control Services through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The University was seeking to appoint one contractor to provide legionella control services as set out in Document 3 - Specification for water systems on its estate. The required legionella control services were the flushing, monitoring and inspection of water systems including the co-ordination, management, and administration of the provision of these services for the University to achieve full legionella risk control for a period of 3 years plus up to 2, 1-year extensions. It was comprised of (but was not limited to) the tasks as set out within Document 3 - Specification. The contractor was to provide a comprehensive Water Hygiene Management Scheme of Control based on existing water risk assessments and written schemes for Legionella control on behalf of the University. A comprehensive management package was comprised of monitoring, assessment, action, review, and advice. NOTE: The University acknowledged there were additional services needed to achieve full legionella control for example Risk Assessment and Tank Cleans etc. These services were not included within this tender and are either organised through the in-house maintenance department or are to be purchased separately as required and PLEASE NOTE: not necessarily from the Service Provider who was awarded this tender. The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access,free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester (https://intendhost. co.uk/universityofchester). This opportunity was also published on Find a Tender Service. Please note the values in this award notice are rounded up. Additional information: Please note that where you may have previously registered with In-Tend, it will be necessary for you to ensure that your registration does include being registered to see opportunities for University of Chester. Registration for this site is free for suppliers. There is also Help/Guidance on how to use the supplier site on the 'Help' section at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/Help

This award notice follows the University of Chester seeking quotations for the provision of a HyNet Workforce Planning Study. The objective of this study was to inform the HyNet project of the workforce requirements, and identify risks and mitigations associated with enabling project development, construction and operation. The work was expected to cover the following: • general overview • market review including labour rates, working week/shift patterns, training and development, labour availability etc. • review of risks (including mitigation) and SWOT analysis • key stakeholders, linkages and influencers

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester's service description assessment from CCS G-Cloud 13, supplier demonstrations and clarifications for the Supply of University of Chester Corporate Website CMS Under Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (Ref. RM1557.13), Using Lot 2 Cloud Software. The strategic direction of the University website (www.chester.ac.uk (https://www.chester.ac.uk)) is managed centrally by the Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions (MRA) Department's Web Team. MRA manage the marketing, content, front-end development, and user experience, and work closely with our Learning and Information Services (LIS) Department on the back-end development and site management.

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders for the provision of mechanical, electrical, and building fabric maintenance services throughout its University's sites. This further competition was under Lot 2a of the CCS Facilities Management & Workplace Services RM6232. The reactive service covers maintenance for all building fabric, mechanical and electrical, and fixtures and fittings. This will also include PPM and callouts for all HVAC, automatic doors, automatic barriers, movable walls, lightning protection, and emergency lighting. All values in this award notice have been rounded up and estimated based on previous spend information and in consideration of the further competition pricing returns. This award notice is now being published following completion of the contract documents and the final signature on the Call Off Order Form being signed on 21st November 2023.

This Award Notice follows the service assessment from G-Cloud 13, supplier demonstrations and clarifications for the provision and Supply of a Curriculum Management System under G-Cloud 13. All values in this notice have been rounded up.

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders for the Supply of Rubrik Enterprise Edition and Cloud Vault under the Software Licence Resellers (SLRA) Framework Agreement, Number: ITS4042 SU using SLRA Lot 4 Other Software as members of NWUPC. As permitted under the framework University of Chester may appoint one provider to service this further competition, whilst reserving the right to not award at all. The reasons for tendering specifically for Rubrik Enterprise Edition are: 1. The University was extending the cloud coverage of the existing system to on-premises 2. We require it to be part of the single pane of glass for administration and parity with the cloud backup 3. It gave the flexibility to move protected workloads (data) from on-premises to the cloud and have them protected by our existing cloud backup (Rubrik). All values in this Award Notice have been rounded up.

This Award Notice follows the service assessment from G-Cloud 13, supplier demonstrations and clarifications for a Current Research Information System (CRIS)/ Research Information Management System (RIMS). All values in this Award Notice have been rounded up.

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders for the supply of Juniper wireless access points and Cisco switches under the Higher Education Networking Supply Services 2 (HENSS2) Framework Agreement, Number: ITS2008NE using Lot 1 Networking Equipment Supply Only as members of NWUPC. As permitted under the framework University of Chester could appoint one provider to service this further competition, whilst reserving the right to not award at all. All values in this notice have been rounded up.

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders for the Supply of a Next Generation Firewall under the Higher Education Networking Supply Services 2 (HENSS2) Framework Agreement, Number: ITS2008NE using Lot 1 Networking Equipment Supply Only as members of NWUPC. As permitted under the framework University of Chester could appoint one provider to service this further competition, whilst reserving the right to not award at all. All values in this notice have been rounded up.

Direct Award for Lot 3 - One-Stop Shop under the National Desktop and Notebook Agreement (NDNA) framework reference ITS5071 LU FTS Notice reference 2022/S 000-001519 and OJEU Notice reference 2022/S 015-036893. This Direct Award follows our review of the NDNA framework Buyers Guide which established that Stone Computers Limited is the number one ranked supplier on Lot 3 and that it is compliant under the framework to place a direct award with the 1st ranked supplier who is considered to provide the most economically advantageous offer. This award is made under the framework Call-Off Terms and Conditions. All values in this Award Notice have been rounded up. The second year of this contract is an optional 12 month extension.

Direct Award for the Supply of Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services (Print and Digital) under the Supply of Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services (Print and Digital) Agreement framework reference LIB4054 SU FTS Reference: 2023/S 000-020440 and OJEU Notice reference 2023/S 139-440571. This direct award follows the Library team's evaluation of the framework charges and pricing, together with the framework Quality scores and review of the SUPC framework Buyers Guide. All values in this award notice are approximate based on previous spend information and estimate the total spend over the potential contract term of four years.

The University of Chester invited tenders for a specialist Higher Education marketing agency through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to support primarily with media planning and buying for its student recruitment campaigns. This will be a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 24-months on a year-by-year basis. Although the University was looking for an agency to help principally with media planning and buying, the expectation is that the successful agency will work collaboratively with the University on campaign strategy, providing relevant audience, market, and competitor insights to help the University gain a competitive advantage. Further to this, from time-to-time, the University may wish to tap into any creative services available within the agency to help with the production of creative assets and development of our messaging strategy. For the purposes of this contract, please note that the estimated contract value has been provided in the tender documents for the first 12-months of the contract with the assumption that there will be the equivalent spend in year two of the contract, and also year three and four should the options to extend be exercised. The total contract value in this notice is therefore estimated in relation to the full potential four years of any subsequent contract. Please note that the incumbent supplier is contracted until 31st January 2024 and is currently delivering our 2024 pre-application campaign. On the current agreement, this supplier may continue to deliver briefs which have been issued prior to commencement of the contract awarded following this tender. This may result in some crossover of delivery. Further details were available in the tender documents. Additional information: Please note that where you may have previously registered with In-Tend, it will be necessary for you to ensure that your registration does include being registered to see opportunities for University of Chester. Registration for this site is free for suppliers. There is also Help/Guidance on how to use the supplier site on the 'Help' section at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/Help (https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/Help)

This award follows the University of Chester seeking tenders for a further competition for Student Occupational Health Services under the ESPO Framework Agreement for Occupational Health Services - Reference: 985B_23. This further competition was under Lot 1 - General Occupational Health Services. The values in this award notice have been rounded. The fourth year of this contract is an optional 12 month extension.