Southern Water has gone out to tender with an IT software and hardware reseller framework contract worth up to an estimated £60 million in total.
The water company is seeking to put an IT Software and Hardware Reseller Framework Agreement in place with a maximum of three resellers to cover a range of services and equipment, including:
- hardware reseller services (quotation to hardware delivery)
- management of hardware maintenance and support renewals
- software reseller services (quotation to software delivery)
- management of software license, maintenance and support renewals
- hardware and software disposals service
- end user computing hardware — ad-hoc purchases (e.g. keyboards, monitors)
- data center hardware — ad-hoc purchases (e.g.: routers, switches), major capital requirements (e.g. servers, storage, hyper-converged infrastructure)
- mobile telephony devices — ad-hoc purchases (e.g.: mobile handsets, car-kits)
Initial contract term for the IT Software and Hardware Reseller Framework is 4 years, with options to extend by a further 4 years.
Anticipated start date for delivery is May/June 2019.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 4th March 2019 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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