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Provision of Virtual Environment for Cambridge Regional College

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Deadline
10 days left
April 06, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Open Procedure
Reference
020970-2026
Value
Not disclosed
Location
East Anglia, United Kingdom
Published
March 20, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

March 09, 2026

Deadline for Questions

March 30, 2026

Submission Deadline

April 06, 2026

Contract Start Date

July 14, 2026

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Budget
Not disclosed
Duration
61 months
Location
East Anglia
Type
Open Procedure
75
Quality Score/100
Good

Original Tender Description

Cambridge Regional College is a leading further education college and is committed to serving the people of Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area. The College’s current virtual environment is now 10 years old. It hosts 42 virtual machines supporting over 4000 endpoints and is overdue for replacement. We are inviting suppliers to propose a replacement solution to cover architecture & scalability, backup & Disaster recovery, security, migration plan. For tenderer instructions including tender deadlines please refer to Document 1. Invitation to Tender.

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Requirements & Qualifications

8 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (1)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (1)
Technical (4)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS1
--Tenderers must refer to Document 1: Invitation to Tender for submission instructions and deadlines.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--[Details to be found in Document 1: Invitation to Tender]
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS1
--[Details to be found in Document 1: Invitation to Tender]
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS4
--The proposed solution must cover architecture & scalability.
--The proposed solution must cover backup & Disaster recovery.
--The proposed solution must cover security.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--[Details to be found in Document 1: Invitation to Tender]

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75
Good

Tender Quality Score

This tender offers a clear description of the required virtual environment replacement and specifies key technical areas. However, crucial details regarding financial value, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions are deferred to external documents, impacting completeness and practicality.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The tender adheres to general regulatory compliance with a clear procedure and CPV code. Deadlines are present, though their reasonableness is not fully assessable without Document 1. No disputes are indicated. The primary concern is the reliance on external documents for critical procedural information.

Reliance on external documents for procedural details.
Clarity80/100

The description of the need for a virtual environment replacement is clear, outlining the current state and the general areas of focus (architecture, scalability, backup, security, migration). However, specific criteria for evaluation and detailed requirements are not provided within the main tender notice.

Evaluation criteria not specified.
Detailed requirements deferred to external documents.
Completeness70/100

Basic information like title, organization, and CPV code is present. Contract duration and start date are specified. However, the estimated value is not disclosed, and the content of the tender documents is not available, leaving significant gaps in essential information.

Estimated value not disclosed.
No document content available.
Fairness85/100

The tender appears fair in its general approach, with an open procedure and no immediately obvious tailored requirements. The value is undisclosed, which can be a concern for bidders. Access to full documentation is implied but not directly verifiable from the notice.

Estimated value not disclosed.
Practicality65/100

The tender specifies a contract start date and duration. However, the lack of information on e-submission and the need to refer to external documents for submission instructions reduce practicality. Financing information is not provided.

No e-submission specified.
Submission instructions deferred to external documents.
Data Consistency90/100

Key fields such as title, reference, organization, and dates are populated. There are no indications of suspension or disputes. The dates provided are logically consistent.

Sustainability50/100

There is no mention of green procurement, social aspects, or innovation within the tender notice. This suggests a lack of focus on sustainability criteria.

No mention of green procurement.
No mention of social criteria.

Strengths

Clear title and reference number.
Organization and CPV code specified.
Description of the need is provided.
Contract duration and start date are clear.

Concerns

Estimated value not disclosed.
Crucial details (evaluation criteria, submission instructions) deferred to external documents.
No document content available for review.
Lack of sustainability considerations.

Recommendations

1. Disclose the estimated financial value of the contract.
2. Include key information such as evaluation criteria and submission instructions directly within the tender notice or provide direct links to accessible documents.
3. Incorporate sustainability criteria to encourage greener and more socially responsible solutions.

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