Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
UK
Contact person: Procurement - ICT
E-mail: categorymanager-ict@herts.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://herts.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Mobile Voice and Data Services - 2023
Reference number: 23030
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Hertfordshire and its subsidiary companies ("The University") is looking to set up a contract with the successful bidder for the supply of Mobile Voice and Data devices and airtime services.It is intended that the contract will commence February 2024 and run for an initial three-year period with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance of the contract.The contract will be reviewed against the Service Level Agreement at monthly contract management meetings.All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems, and services, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32250000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Hertfordshire and its subsidiary companies ("The University") is looking to set up a contract with the successful bidder for the supply of Mobile Voice and Data devices and airtime services.It is intended that the contract will commence February 2024 and run for an initial three-year period with the option to extend by a further two years in one-year increments, subject to satisfactory performance of the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical fit to requirements
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-033223
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 23030
Title: Mobile Voice and Data Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DBfB Communications
The Comms Centre, Talavera Court, Darnell Way, Moulton Park, Northampton NN3 6RW, UK
Northampton
NN3 6RW
UK
NUTS: UKF2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 650 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2024