Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Woodlands, 90 Bartholomew Street
Newbury
RG14 5EE
UK
Contact person: Carol Murphy
Telephone: +44 1635277851
E-mail: carol.murphy@sovereign.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sovereign.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Newbury:-Wide-area-network-services./AXU2H96W9X
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of Future Wide Area Network
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72720000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of existing and future requirements for wide area network connectivity between sovereign office/site locations, hosted data centres and headquarters.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of existing and future requirements for wide area network connectivity between sovereign office/site locations, hosted data centres and headquarters.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
5-year term with (1+1) extension subject to performance and at the sole discretion of sovereign.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/01/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
31/01/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Newbury:-Wide-area-network-services./AXU2H96W9X
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AXU2H96W9X
Go reference: GO-20191210-PRO-15668787
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sovereign Housing Association Ltd
Woodlands, 90 Bartholomew Street
Newbury
RG14 5EE
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/12/2019