Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Anvil Court
Abertillery
NP13 1DB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
E-mail: paul.jones@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Implementation of a town centre public access wi-fi scheme across Blaenau Gwent town centres
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Blaenau Gwent CBC wishes to appoint suitably qualified supplier to design, install and maintain a public access WIFI scheme in businesses within the Authority's five town centres
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
150 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
Businesses within the five town centres located within Blaenau Gwent
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council wishes to appoint suitably qualified supplier to design and deliver a Public WIFI scheme in a number of Town Centres businesses across the County.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Framework duration is two years with option toe extend for a further two years. Potential renewal of the framework will be 4 years after initial implementation.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/09/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/09/2016
Local time: 12:00
Place:
The General Offices, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Dependant on funding further notices will be published in July 2020
VI.3) Additional information
This tendering exercise will be run electronically on Etenderwales - www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Companies must be registered on this site to register an interest in the project, to access the tender documents and to submit compliant bids. ***Tender documents will not be available by any other means***
The closing date for tender submissions is 12:00 noon Monday 5th September 2016. Last date for clarifications is 17:00 Thursday 25th August 2016.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=50585
(WA Ref:50585)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Municipal Offices, Civic Centre
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6XB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/08/2016