CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify): Arms Length Company a commercial company (normally a Public Limited Company) set up by one or more public organisations to trade on a commercial basis.

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): exhibition centre

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

The Supply of ISP and telephony services to the NEC Group.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

The National Exhibition Centre Birmingham B40 1NT, The International Convention Centre Birmingham, The National Indoor Arena Birmingham and other venues managed by the group.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The objective of this Supply and services contract is to provide the NEC group with a cost effective, flexible, robust and secure communication platform for delivery of data and voice services across existing venues and any future connectivity needs.

General Scope Of Services.

The scope of the project can be split into key areas:

— Data,

— Provision of a robust ISP service to support our internet connectivity needs.

Provision of suitable network circuits for and between the core sites ensuring that the solution is:

— High Performing,

— Flexible,

— Stable,

— Strategic,

— Fully Resilient,

— Cost Effective,

— Options to increase resiliency through a second circuit from a different provider but managed through this contract,

— Telephony.

There are multiple Business Areas within the NEC Group with differing telephony requirements. A comprehensive feature set is required across the group (Examples include but not limited to):

— Network based IVR,

— Network/Site-Based ACD,

— Provision/Administration of NGN's (Non-Geographic Numbers),

— Customer Administrable,

— Call Routing,

— Call Diversions,

— Call Messaging,

— In-Line Messaging,

— External Diverts,

— Remote Agents,

— Call Whispering,

— Detailed Reporting.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

5663.13

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(MT Ref: 145551).

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice