CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Falmouth University

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

ICT network (LAN) design, installation, support and maintenance services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Penryn Campus — TR10 9FE and WoodLane Campus — TR11 4RH.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

FXPlus is looking to appoint a Supplier with appropriate design consultants and engineers, who can demonstrate an ability to assist the FXPlus ICT Network Team to design, implement and document new ICT network (LAN) projects, of varying sizes and complexity, as additions to the existing LAN infrastructure, over the course of the term of the Agreement at the Penryn Campus and Falmouth University's Wood Lane campus.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

Falmouth Exeter Plus Tender Reference Number: 715FXPLUS

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(1)

FXPlus reserves the right to restrict changes to a consortium membership and a Bidders proposed key subcontractor supply chain in accordance with requirements provided in the ITT.

(2)

In full compliance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the terms set out in the ITT, FXPlus reserves the right to change any part of the proposed contract and the procedure for awarding the proposed contract, to reject all or any tenders for the proposed contract and / or stop the process or cancel the procurement at any time. FXPlus also reserves the right not to award a contract at any time without any liability on its part.

(3)

Please also note that FXPlus will be able to terminate the procurement process for any reason, including but not limited to: if there are not sufficient eligible Bidders.

(4)

Nothing in this contract notice, ITT, contract documents, any other written communication to the potential Bidders / Bidders from FXPlus or its representatives and any oral communication to the potential Bidders / Bidders from FXPlus or its representatives, shall generate any contractual obligations or intention to create a contract prior to any signature of a final written contract.

(5)

University of Exeter and Falmouth University are public authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). As part of their duties under the Act and the EIR, University of Exeter and Falmouth University may disclose information to a person making a request unless the information is covered by an exemption under the Act or the EIR. University of Exeter and Falmouth University are required to determine whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information. Bidders should state in their Tender responses whether or not they consider the information supplied should be exempted from disclosure to third parties under the Act or the EIR and should provide reasons for such views. These views will be taken into consideration by University if Exeter and Falmouth University when deciding whether to disclose information. (Please see the ITT for further information).

(6)

Please note that all monetary figures in this contract notice and ITT and contract documents relate to Great British Pounds.

(7)

Instructions on how to (A) express an interest and (B) request to participate / tender.

A.

Express an interest.

Potential Bidders are to express their interest in this contract opportunity by following the instructions below:

(i)

Go to: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofexeter/aspx/Home

(ii)

To gain full access to the website, click on the option on the left hand side of the Home page entitled New user registration and fill in the required information on the various pages of this link. Registration is free of charge to all potential Bidders.

When your registration has been accepted, you will receive an email containing your Login Information. Once you have received your Login Information (or if you are already a registered user) select the Login option.

(iii)

Click on the option on the left hand side of the Home page entitled Current Tenders.

(iv)

On this web-page you will find all the various tender opportunities (for University of Exeter/ and FXPlus) listed as, projects. The proposed contract opportunity can be found under the following title: ‘Supply of Prepared Sandwiches’ (v) To express their interest in the contract opportunity, Bidders must click the, View tender Details, option button to the right of the title of the contract opportunity. On the next, further information, page there will be a red, Express Interest, button. Bidders must press this button and fill in any information required.

(v)

A potential Bidders who fails to express an interest in the contract opportunity will receive no Invitation to Tender in respect of the contract opportunity. Potential Bidders will be issued with the Invitation to Tender by https://in- tendhost.co.uk/universityofexeter/aspx/home

B.

Request to participate / tendering

(i)

Simultaneous requests to participate and tendering must be made by completion and return of the Invitation to Tender by the date and time set out in section IV.3.4 of this contract notice. Failure to submit a response to the Invitation to Tender will mean that the Bidders will progress no further in the procurement procedure for this contract opportunity.

(ii)

Responses to the Invitation to Tender must be completed and submitted in accordance with the rules set out in the Invitation to Tender.

(iii)

Bidders who decide not to submit a response to the Invitation to Tender for the contract opportunity having previously expressed an interest should inform FXPlus of its decision not to participate in the tender opportunity by using the, correspondence, facility in the project listing in the InTend e-tendering portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofexeter/aspx/Home ).

(iv)

All documents relating to this contract opportunity (including, information memorandum and Invitation to Tender) will be released via Intend only (except as otherwise notified to potential Bidders / Bidders by FXPlus via Intend). The procurement of this contract opportunity will be completely managed via this electronic system (subject to any other rules set out in the ITT) and only registering on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofexeter/aspx/Home will ensure that potential Bidders / Bidders receive all the relevant information and follow up documents relating to this contract opportunity.

(8)

The completed Tender is to be returned to FXPlus (in accordance with the instructions set out in the ITT) by the date set out in section IV.3.4 of this contract notice (or by any revised date notified to potential Bidders / Bidders via InTend).

(9)

All dates and time periods specified in this contract notice are FXPlus' present best estimates and FXPlus reserves the right to change these in accordance with the general principles deriving from the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and any UK and EU rules governing public procurement to which FXPlus has stated itself to be bound.

(10)

Section I.4 (Type of the contracting authority and main activity or activities) — FXPlus is procuring under this contract notice on behalf of itself, FXPlus, University of Exeter, Falmouth University and any subsidiary company or successor bodies of these entities. Specific work will be undertaken for Falmouth University at it Wood Lane Campus

(11)

All communication by potential Bidders / Bidders with FXPlus must be submitted via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Universityofexeter/aspx/Home It is anticipated that all communication with potential Bidders / Bidders by FXPlus will be via https://in- tendhost.co.uk/universityofexeter/aspx/home No approach of any kind by any potential Bidders / Bidders in connection with this procurement process may be made in any other manner or to any person within, or associated with, FXPlus (including its representatives).

(12)

The time frame of 4 years (48 months) is indicative.

(13)

The indicative price range has been calculated based upon the estimated cost for the 4 year contract. Possible growth in student numbers and ICT growth on Campus during the duration of the contract has also been taken into consideration.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Any appeal should be directed to the contact e-mail address set out in section 1.1.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice