Software Licence Agreements, Applications and Associated Services Framework

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    "description": "Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) wish to put a Framework Agreement in place for the supply of its software licence agreements, applications and associated services.\nWithin scope of the Framework is software purchased both for Council corporate use, maintained schools and a number of arms length organisations owned by the Council:\n\u2022 Core requirements are based around an Approved Product Portfolio; software that has been tested by the Council and is known to be compatible with the Council\u0027s current infrastructure.\n\u2022 Commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS)\n\u2022 Associated services related to software including, but not limited to, training, installation and consultancy",
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        "buyerCategories": "As well as the internal users within the Council, ICT Services division provide services to some of the Council\u0027s Alternative Service Delivery Models (ASDMs). ASDMs are arms-length organisations, which procure services from the Council. The Council reserves the right to add and remove additional ASDM\u0027s throughout the lifecycle of the Framework Agreement. Currently the council has relationships with East Midlands Combined Coalition Authority, VIA and Inspire.\nAll public sector organisations within the UK can access this framework agreement.",
        "description": "During the contract period, we will need to order various software licences and associated services including professional services. The Supplier must provide us with written quotes for any software and associated service requests that we make which must include at a minimum.\n\u2022 The details of the software product/\u0027s and/or service, including the amount in which are needed.\n\u2022 Price, with a clear breakdown that shows any ongoing costs, such as yearly software licensing or maintenance. (Note that, as also mentioned in the \"Tender Pricing\" section, Nottinghamshire County Council may ask the Supplier to show proof of the price they are paying to the manufacturer / reseller), margin (%), and the Supplier must provide this information if requested.)\n\u2022 For orders that involve professional services, or where professional services or consultancy are needed, the Supplier must also provide.\no The professional service roles that are relevant and suitable for the project or task, and the qualifications and experience of the people who will do them.\no A statement of work that outlines the activities, deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria of the project or task, as well as the risks, assumptions, and dependencies involved.\no A breakdown of the costs related to the professional services, including the hourly or daily rates, travel expenses, and any other fees or charges that may apply.\no A project plan that displays the schedule, resources, and dependencies of the project or task, and how the Supplier will communicate and report their progress and issues to us.\nWhere any quotation has lead time or volume considerations, the Supplier must also detail within the quotation.\n\u2022 Where the level of discount is affected by lead time, the lead time pricing tiers available and the discount applicable to the lead time offered.\n\u2022 Where the level of discount is affected by volume, the volume pricing tiers available and the discount applicable to the volume tier offered.\nThe supplier must provide us with the quotes within five working days from the date of our request. The quotes must be valid for 30 days from the date of issue. If the Supplier is unable to meet any of these criteria, they must acknowledge our request and inform us of the reason for the change and the expected date of delivery of the quotes/provide different validity date. We reserve the right to reject any quotes that are not provided within the specified time frame or that do not meet our requirements.\nThe bidder is expected to streamline software order process by providing a portal that list current pricing for repeatable COT\u0027s software and include features for tracking quotes and\norders.",
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    "title": "Software Licence Agreements, Applications and Associated Services Framework"
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