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ClosedStage · contract

Espo

350_23 Library Hardware Solutions

Office & Computing EquipmentCPV 30000000 30200000 30230000 39000000 39100000 39150000 39155000 48000000 48100000
Value£10.0m
Deadline29 Sept 2023
Published22 Feb 2024
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 22 Feb 2024ClosedCloses 29 Sept 2023
Contract value in context
£10.0mtotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£10.8m

This is a large award for Office & Computing Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 8,857 valued Office & Computing Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

ESPO is seeking to renew its framework agreement for Library Hardware Solutions.

This includes the provision of library RFID equipment and out of hours library technology.

Suppliers shall also be able to offer a full range of associated services including installation and multi-year support and maintenance packages.

Lot 1 - Library RFID Solutions Lot 2 - Out of Hours Library Technology The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers by reference to credit rating agency reports.

ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change.

Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Suppliers shall also be able to offer

Suppliers shall also be able to offer a full range of associated services including installation and multi-year support and maintenance packages.

02

As part of the on-going contract management

As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers by reference to credit rating agency reports.

03

ESPO shall obtain a credit score

ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change.

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