PROJ000005239 - Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Microsoft Licensing Services

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.

The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).

In summary the Services comprise:

·         Microsoft Licensing Agreement Types: Enterprise Agreement (EA), Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS), Server Cloud Enrolment (SCE), Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) Agreement, Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA), Open Agreement, Open Value/ Open Value Subscription Agreement, Select Plus Agreement (Government Select Agreement S6329424), Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) Agreement and Open Value Subscription Agreement for Education Solutions (OVS-ES) and any future agreement types which may be introduced to replace the agreement types listed above.

Framework Clients will specify at Mini-Competition stage which Microsoft Licensing Agreement(s) they wish to buy under and the Microsoft Licenses and Services they require.

·         Software Assurance.

·         Software Asset Management Services directly associated with Microsoft Software Products.

·         Advisory Services directly associated with Microsoft Software Products.

·         Pre and Post Sale Services.

·         Management of the deployment of Microsoft Licenses.

Tenderers should note that all further references to licences and/or licensing shall be deemed to include subcriptions where the context so admits or requires.