PS17158 STFC Event Management System
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £37,356
Deadline
12 September 2017
Published
21 March 2018
Type
services
Overview
THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION - Contract awarded via negotiated procedure following unsuccessful open tender procedure (below OJEU) Aims The reason for this tender exercise is that STFC require an Event Management Service to replace a service which is coming to its end-of-life. The replacement service needs to allow for the bespoke creation of workshops and conferences for the SCD and ASTeC Department workshops and conferences, and match the very specific requirements in the requirements section below. The purpose of this evaluation process is to identify which bid best matches the very specific requirements set out below, and offers the most economically advantageous solution.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Softcat PLC
5 contracts wonlatest 11 Sept 2026ends 31 Jul 2031£3m
total awarded
- 2
Granicus-Firmstep Limited
1 contract wonlatest 23 Sept 2026ends 25 Sept 2027£36,093
total awarded
- 3
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd T/A Insight
1 contract wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 14 Aug 2027£59,858
total awarded
- 4
Computacenter (Uk) Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 3 Aug 2026ends 2 Aug 2027£15,054
total awarded
- 5
CDW Limited
1 contract wonlatest 24 Jul 2026ends 29 Jul 2027£69,141
total awarded
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
21 March 2018
Submission deadline
12 September 2017
Renewal expected50% confident
April 2020
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (23 months from publication date + 60 days (estimated) → renewal expected by Apr 2020).
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