Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire Council
Council Offices, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
UK
Contact person: Mr Matt Smith
Telephone: +44 1432260634
E-mail: commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fastershire Community Broadband Grant — Dynamic Purchasing System
Reference number: DN502527
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This award notice relates to contracts awarded in the first quarter between 1 March 2021 and 31 May 2021 of opportunity. The Fastershire Community Broadband Grant forms the substantive focus of Stage 5 of the
https://www.fastershire.com/assets/file/FSB%20Strategy/Fastershire_Broadband_Strategy_2019-22.pdf
As much as twelve million pounds (GBP 12 000 000.00) may be made available for the purpose of delivering Stage 5 of the Fastershire Broadband Strategy. The bulk of this funding will be committed to the Fastershire Community Broadband Grant and will be made available to eligible projects across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and a small area of Telford and Wrekin.
Broadband infrastructure suppliers’ that offer open access GBPS capable broadband solutions are invited to bid to become an Approved Providers via the Dynamic Purchasing Scheme which has been developed to support the Fastershire Community Grant.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 356 693.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG11
UKG21
UKK13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is for the award of call off contracts under the Fastershire Community Broadband Grants DPS.
The notice covers the first quarter of the DPS running from 1 March 2021 to 31 May 2021. Under the DPS, 7 contracts have been awarded to 3 providers and cover the following areas; Birley, Cinderford, Nash & Knill, Northwick Park & Draycott, Castle Frome, Witcombe and Churcham.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100 %
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
A dynamic purchasing system was set up
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:
2020/S 195-473210
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Birley
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/02/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Full Fibre Ltd
Exeter
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 192 637.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Cinderford
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Full Fibre Ltd
Exeter
UK
NUTS: UKK13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 28 675.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Nash and Knill
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airband Community Internet Ltd
Worcester
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 137 533.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Northwick Park and Draycott
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gigaclear plc
Abingdon
UK
NUTS: UKK13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 94 603.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Castle Frome
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airband Community Internet Ltd
Worcester
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 192 380.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Witcombe
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airband Community Internet Ltd
Worcester
UK
NUTS: UKK13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 210 866.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: N/A
Title: Churcham
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/05/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gigaclear plc
Abingdon
UK
NUTS: UKK13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 499 999.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire Council
Hereford
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Herefordshire Council
Hereford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/06/2021