Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (Utilities)
131, St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5JF
UK
Telephone: +44 1413333738
E-mail: procurement@spt.co.uk
Fax: +44 1413333224
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.spt.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA17342
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Other: transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Airwave Secure Communications Radio Infrastructure and Secure Communications Radio Service
Reference number: 19-029
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32522000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Introduction
Glasgow Subway currently operates an Airwave secure radio communication system that facilitates all day to day operational communications within its infrastructure and also allows SPT to communicate with the emergency services via the secure ESN communication network, in times of emergency. In addition to SPT’s internal operational communications, the current radio system also allows the emergency services to independently communicate within the Subway sub-surface system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 231 263.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
Broomloan Depot and Subway.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Negotiation — continuity of the Airwave Radio service must be maintained until the roll out of the new national ESN service being provided by the Home Office. As this service is provided by a sole supplier then a negotiated approach was necessary.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Further delays to the ESN delivery program are encountered then approval is also sought to extend the service on a per annum on a rolling contract basis.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The ESN hardware and services are currently provided, operated and maintained by Airwave Solutions (a Motorola company). In December 2015, the Government awarded the new ESN user services and mobile services contracts to motorola solutions for handsets and EE Limited for infrastructure, respectively. These new contracts will phase in a new communication service that will incorporate 4G connectivity. The Government’s programme is now in the mobilisation phase before the start of transition to a full new ESN system. This planned transition was intended to be rolled out between 2017 and 2020 but due to significant delays in this process, confirmation of when this final transition will take place has yet to be confirmed by the Home Office. What is now understood is that due to the delays with this implementation the new ESN Contract, the Home Office has extended the current contract with Airwave Solutions till December 2022 with the option for a further year to December 2023.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airwave Solutions Ltd
Charter Court, 50 Windsor Road
Slough
SL1 2EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7793312351
E-mail: saqib.choudhary@motorolasolutions.com
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 231 263.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Rolling 12 month extension in line with Home office contract.
(SC Ref:620065)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Clerk's Office
1 Carlton Place
GLASGOW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2020