Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
OFCOM
Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
UK
Telephone: +44 2079813000
E-mail: procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
NUTS: UKG1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ofcom.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: UK Communications Regulator
I.5) Main activity
Other: UK Communications Regulator
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Spectrum Management Centre Monitoring Solution
Reference number: C20241979
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofcom is running a procurement process under the Open procedure to identify a suitably qualified supplier for the provision of Spectrum Management Centre monitoring Solution.
The contract is expected to commence on October 2024. The duration of the Contract is three (3) years, subject to the right of Ofcom (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two periods of up to 12 months. The maximum length of the Contract is therefore five (5) years. The value of the contract is estimated to be between £400,00 - £800,000 over the life of the contract.
Interested suppliers are invited to respond to Ofcom’s ITT in accordance with the rules set out in the procurement documents.
For further details about Ofcom’s requirements, please see the procurement documents made available via https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 371.84
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38433300
48517000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For further detail on the contract make up – please see additional information in this notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Solution
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Recording
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Functional requirements
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Non-Functional Requirements
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Future Aspirations
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Networking
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: SLA
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Switch Over & Environment
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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.1.8) 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 000-035405
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECM_1339
Title: SMC Monitoring Solution
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Communications Audit UK ltd
Chargrove House, Main Road, Shurdington,
Cheltenham
GI51 $GA
UK
NUTS: UKK1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 400 371.84
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court, The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court, The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Ofcom will incorporate a standstill period of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2024