Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Advance Housing and Support ltd
2 Witan Way, Witney, Oxfordshire
Witney
OX28 6FE
UK
Contact person: Paul Wood
Telephone: +44 7503736735
E-mail: paul.wood@3cconsultants.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.3cconsultants.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.advancesupport.org.uk
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
www.paul.wood@3cconsultants.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.tender@advanceuk.org
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
Provision of Wide Area Network Services and Hosted Telephony
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72315000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Requirement for the provision, installation and management of communications links for the company's Wide Area Network and transition of current telephony to a co-located hosted managed service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI7
Main site or place of performance:
The company has 2 main sites based in Witney and Leicester. There is a Wide Area Network UK wide and other sites are based primarily in the South West.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There is a requirement to replace current lines within the WAN and undertake a managed service for its maintenance. The requirement includes implementation consultancy to assist in the transition from current communications links to SIP technology for our remote sites and to create new within the existing WAN. The procurement also covers the implementation of a hosted managed service for our existing telephony.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2018
End:
01/10/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The term of the contract is open to discussion but will be for a minimum of 5 years with the possibility of 1 + 1 renewal.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The procurement will commence with a standard selection questionnaire from which 5 suppliers will be invited to tender in a restricted procedure.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Suppliers invited to tender will be able to submit suggestions for solution design.
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
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/07/2018
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
27/07/2018
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: 9 (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.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2018