Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
WM5G
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
UK
E-mail: commercial@wm5g.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wm5g.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Contract for the Design, Build and Operation of a 5G Application Accelerator
Reference number: D1083/DDA2C
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72315000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement is for partners to create a proposition for a 5G application accelerator.
Accelerators are organisations that help innovative start-up and scale-up business to grow more successfully.
5G will be one of the biggest drivers of technology innovation in the next decade and the UK is well-placed to lead 5G innovation as the fifth country in the world to have launched commercial 5G networks. To turbo-charge the development of exciting new 5G services, WM5G Ltd (WM5G) is launching a tender (SSQ) for a partner to build the UK’s first commercial 5G application accelerator in the West Midlands.
The role of the 5G application accelerator will be to demonstrate the benefits of 5G to organisations of all sizes and types across the region and then to work with innovative scale-up businesses to test and prove new 5G services that deliver transformative benefits to citizens, public services and businesses.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
585 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
64000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WM5G is looking for a partner to design, build and operate the 5G application accelerator. This partner will need to provide access to a facility which includes office, event and demo space.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Benefit
/ Weighting: 20
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 147-362083
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Telefonica UK Ltd
Berkshire
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:
: 585 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Midlands Combined Authority
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2020