Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Mercian Trust
Sutton Road
Walsall
WS1 2PG
UK
Telephone: +44 1922211388
E-mail: info@themerciantrust.org
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.themerciantrust.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.themerciantrust.org/
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
The Mercian Trust ITT for Communications, Security & VoIP
Reference number: CA14941 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Mercian Trust wishes to engage a single contractor to supply a Communications, Security & VoIP service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
464 779.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32430000
80200000
80100000
32500000
32420000
80400000
32412000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
Walsall
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Mercian Trust wishes to engage a single contractor to supply a Communications, Security & VoIP service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust. The Procurement will be overseen by CPC with support from Moxton Education Ltd and will be a full 2 stage FTS Procedure conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contract Regulations (2015).
Note: Variant bids will not be accepted.
Note: The ITT has been included in stage one of the process for information only.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
40.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
66 month(s) from the commencement date, with 60 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x6 month(s)
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
Restricted procedure
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:
2024/S 000-038526
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA14941
Title: The Mercian Trust ITT for Communications, Security & VoIP
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WarwickNet
Unit 1, Sir William Lyons Road, University of Wa
Coventry
CV4 7EZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2476997222
E-mail: simon.ward@warwicknet.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.glidebusiness.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 464 779.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education
Procurement House, Unit 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford, Manchester
M6 6AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7904236997
E-mail: raymond.wiffen@tenetservices.com
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/04/2025