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Contract Award Notice

Mobile Voice and Data Services

  • First published: 21 April 2020
  • Last modified: 21 April 2020
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Scottish Government
Authority ID:
AA26920
Publication date:
21 April 2020
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

A single supplier national framework agreement for the provision of mobile voice and data services (MV&D). The scope of the collaborative arrangement will cover a wide range of MV&D services and a non-exhaustive list of these are as follows:

• calls and SMS,

• data services,

• mobile devices,

• account management,

• lone and remote worker services,

• mobile device management,

• managed service,

• shared data,

• international calls and roaming.

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government, etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the membership database of the Scottish Council for voluntary organisations.

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-public-bodies-directory/

Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Government

5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw

Glasgow

G2 8LU

UK

Contact person: David Box

Telephone: +44 1412420345

E-mail: david.box@gov.scot

NUTS: UKM

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.gov.scot/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Mobile Voice and Data Services

Reference number: SP-19-002

II.1.2) Main CPV code

64212000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Mobile voice and data services.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

64212100

64212300

64212200

64212500

64212600

64212700

64216110

64216000

32250000

31712112

32000000

32252000

32252100

32412100

32429000

32500000

32510000

32522000

32524000

51300000

64200000

64210000

64227000

32523000

32412000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

A single supplier national framework agreement for the provision of mobile voice and data services (MV&D). The scope of the collaborative arrangement will cover a wide range of MV&D services and a non-exhaustive list of these are as follows:

• calls and SMS,

• data services,

• mobile devices,

• account management,

• lone and remote worker services,

• mobile device management,

• managed service,

• shared data,

• international calls and roaming.

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government, etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the membership database of the Scottish Council for voluntary organisations.

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-public-bodies-directory/

Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 60 %

Price / Weighting:  40 %

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 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

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2019/S 221-542232

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: SP-19-002

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20/03/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Vodafone Ltd

Vodafone House, The Connection

Newbury

RG14 2FN

UK

NUTS: UKJ11

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 10 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Although the framework agreement is for a maximum period of 36 months, call-off contracts can be for up to 48 months duration.

Vodafone Ltd has confirmed that any staff directly involved with the provision of services through this framework will be paid the equivalent (or in excess) of the current real living wage and do not operate zero hour contracts.

Vodafone Ltd has a number of corporate community benefits that they routinely deliver

Framework public bodies calling-off from this framework will also be encouraged to consider community benefit information at call-off level.

(SC Ref:617345)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

UK

Telephone: +44 1312252525

E-mail: edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk

Fax: +44 1312258899

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

16/04/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
32412000 Communications network Local area network
64216110 Electronic data exchange services Electronic message and information services
64216000 Electronic message and information services Telephone and data transmission services
64212600 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) services Mobile-telephone services
64212200 Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) services Mobile-telephone services
64212500 General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) services Mobile-telephone services
32252000 GSM telephones Mobile telephones
32252100 Hands-free mobile telephones GSM telephones
51300000 Installation services of communications equipment Installation services (except software)
64227000 Integrated telecommunications services Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services
32250000 Mobile telephones Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television
64212000 Mobile-telephone services Telephone and data transmission services
64212300 Multimedia Message Service (MMS) services Mobile-telephone services
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment Technology and Equipment
64212100 Short Message Service (SMS) services Mobile-telephone services
31712112 SIM cards Microelectronic machinery and apparatus and microsystems
32522000 Telecommunications equipment Telecommunications cable and equipment
32500000 Telecommunications equipment and supplies Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
32523000 Telecommunications facilities Telecommunications cable and equipment
32412100 Telecommunications network Communications network
64200000 Telecommunications services Postal and telecommunications services
32524000 Telecommunications system Telecommunications cable and equipment
64210000 Telephone and data transmission services Telecommunications services
32429000 Telephone network equipment Network equipment
64212700 Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) services Mobile-telephone services
32510000 Wireless telecommunications system Telecommunications equipment and supplies

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
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About the buyer

Main contact:
david.box@gov.scot
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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