# St Helens Council IBM License Renewal

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [St\.Helens Council](/buyers/st-helens-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The Portal Partnership
- Award value: £145,000
- Tender value: £145,000
- Award date: 17 August 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 5 September 2016
- Contract end: 5 September 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 1757f8b9-4146-47aa-a0bf-63dd3152a005-103611
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef73282f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Please respond to both the traditional renewal of our IBM Support and the Dual Entitlement offering, including the remainder of traditional support\. We expect to adopt the Dual Entitlement offering but we need to be able to proceed swiftly with the renewal in the event that approval of DE is not forthcoming\. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ONLY ACCESSABLE THROUGH THE CHEST\. Please follow this link to register\. https://www\.the-chest\.org\.uk/?openForm Without prejudice to any other right or remedy the Council shall be entitled at any time to: 1\. Reject all or any tender 2\. Not accept the lowest or any tender 3\. Seek clarification of any tender 4\. Suspend or cancel in whole or in part the tendering process 5\. At any time before the acceptance of a tender, amend the terms of the ITT and/or other documents provided that in the event that it does so it shall i\) notify the Tenderer in writing accordingly, and ii\) shall extend the date by which tenders are required to be submitted in pursuant to this ITT by such period if any that the Council acting reasonably considers appropriate having regard to the nature and extent of the amendment\(s\)\. 6\. Award the contract in part or whole and a willingness to work with other providers\. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ONLY ACCESSABLE THROUGH THE CHEST\. Please follow this link to register\. \(https://www\.the-chest\.org\.uk/?openForm\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1757f8b9-4146-47aa-a0bf-63dd3152a005-103611)