Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
05747339
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Contact person: Tony Claxton
E-mail: Procurement@jisc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.jisc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: National Education and Research Network Provider
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Telecommunications Framework
Reference number: Proc2130
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The framework agreements are for transmission services, including (but not limited to) leased circuits, dark fibre, wide area Ethernet and xDSL. Leased circuits and wide area Ethernet services are typically required at bandwidths of 1Gbit/s and above. Organisations entitled to use the Framework may wish to procure circuits with a range of bandwidths including lower bandwidth circuits. Whilst suppliers might be asked to supply lower bandwidth circuits on occasion entry to the framework will be limited to bidders that can supply a minimum of 1Gbit/s circuits.
Bidders were invited to provide a response to one or both lots.
Lot 1: Managed Transmission Services
In Lot 1, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services.
Lot 2: Dark Fibre
In Lot 2, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Managed Circuits Only
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In Lot 1, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services.
3 suppliers have been appointed to Lot 1.
The scope of the framework covers purchases by JSL, Jisc, any Jisc subsidiaries and its members. It also covers purchases by Higher Education institutions, Further Education and Specialist Colleges Research Council establishments in the UK, Charities and Third sector organisations, and by any other organisations connected to or eligible to connect to the Janet network, including Local Authorities, Regional Broadband Consortia, or other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research.
Many of the above organisations are members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These consortia are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions. Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework.
Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
http://www.neupc.ac.uk/members
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
HEAnet - Who We Are
Services may also be provided to other National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) internationally and onward to their respective customers, either directly or via GÉANT. GÉANT Home (geant.org)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Dark Fibre
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In Lot 2, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre.
3 suppliers have been appointed to Lot 2.
The scope of the framework covers purchases by JSL, Jisc, any Jisc subsidiaries and its members. It also covers purchases by Higher Education institutions, Further Education and Specialist Colleges Research Council establishments in the UK, Charities and Third sector organisations, and by any other organisations connected to or eligible to connect to the Janet network, including Local Authorities, Regional Broadband Consortia, or other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research.
Many of the above organisations are members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These consortia are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions. Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework.
Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
http://www.neupc.ac.uk/members
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
HEAnet - Who We Are
Services may also be provided to other National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) internationally and onward to their respective customers, either directly or via GÉANT. GÉANT Home (geant.org)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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:
2023/S 000-007702
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1 and 2
Contract No: 1
Title: Telecommunications Framework
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Neos Networks Limited
SC213457
Inveralmond House,200 Dunkeld Road
Perth
PH1 3AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 7769027386
E-mail: peter.hatherley@neosnetworks.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:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1 and 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Telecommunications Framework
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Telcom Networks Ltd
190 631 121
NorthStar, 135-141 Oldham St
Manchester
M4 1LN
UK
E-mail: ella@telcom.uk
NUTS: 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:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1 and 2
Contract No: 3
Title: Telecommunications Framework
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ITS Technology Group Limited
08786229
6600 Cinnabar Court Daresbury Park
Warrington
WA4 4GE
UK
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:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
E-mail: Procurement@Jisc.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Jisc Services Limited has incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. That standstill period, was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Article 91 provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/08/2023