Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for the Home Department
ESMCP Programme, 2nd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EX
UK
E-mail: esmcpsupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Modified Framework Value is £30,000,000
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50332000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Modification to Supply of Acquisition, Design and Build Services for Telecoms Mast Base Station Sites for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) and Shared Rural Network (SRN)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
32344240
44212200
44212261
45216100
45216120
45232340
45312330
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is undertaking a tender to appoint suitably capable and experienced providers of Acquisition, Design and Build (ADB) services for telecoms mast base station sites (including new build, upgrades, Notice To Quit management or decommissioning thereof). These sites are part of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) Extended Area Services (EAS) which consists of a number of telecoms mast sites in rural and remote locations across England, Wales and Scotland including the Highlands and Islands.
The upgrade work will enable these sites to be used by other Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme for their normal commercial use, giving greater industry network coverage in the UK, by utilising sites that were previously economically unviable.
The Framework Agreement(s) will comprise of up to two (2) Suppliers that will provide the ADB Services to the Authority under the terms of the Framework Agreement(s). The Framework Agreement(s) will have a term of four (4) years.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
29/10/2021
End:
28/10/2025
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-029199
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: C17178
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
29/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Teligent Limited
71 Queen Victoria Street
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 10 000 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The values provided in sections V.2.4 and V11.2.3 are not guarantees to Contractors of specific value of business through this Framework Agreement
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Secretary of State for the Home Department
ESMCP Programme, 2nd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Secretary of State for the Home Department
ESMCP Programme, 2nd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/08/2024
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
50332000
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
32344240
44212200
44212261
45216100
45216120
45232340
45312330
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
The Supply of Acquisition, Design and Build Services for Telecoms Mast Base Station Sites for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) and Shared Rural Network (SRN)
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
29/10/2021
End:
28/10/2025
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 30 000 000.00 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Teligent Ltd
71 Queen Victoria Street
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
Yes
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
The total value of the Framework Agreement is being uplifted from £20,000,000 ex VAT to £30,000,000
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
An alternative contractor would not be able to take on the completion of ongoing work already instructed to one of the awarded Framework Contractors because they would not be in a position to / would not be willing to take on the design liability. Re-working Acquisition & Design on the Authority's sites would result in duplicated costs and could range between 6 - 12 months in wasted time to conclude those activities.
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 20 000 000.00 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 30 000 000.00 Currency: GBP