Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 reseller framework for IT hardware and software, software renewals and software asset management worth up to an estimated £110 million in total.
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The water company is looking to contract with a minimum of two resellers and put framework agreements in place for the purchase of software, hardware and associated services. Thames Water is looking at the opportunity to streamline its supply base for IT software and hardware procurement.
The contract is being tendered in two separate Lots:
Lot 1 (£10,000,000) includes:
- provision of standard hardware (and online catalogue that could integrate into TW's existing systems)
- hardware reseller services (non-standard - quotation to hardware delivery); hardware and software disposals service
- ad-hoc purchases (e.g. keyboards, monitors, mobile telephony devices, end user computing hardware);
- management of hardware maintenance and support renewals
- data centre hardware - ad-hoc purchases (e.g.: routers, switches), major capital requirements (e.g. servers, storage, hyper-converged infrastructure), and related services such as installation
Lot 2 (£110,000,000) includes:
- software reseller services (quotation to software delivery)
- management of software license, maintenance and support renewals
Any agreements will be awarded for an initial duration of 3 years, with the option to extend up to a maximum of 5 years.
Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest is 21 June 2021 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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