Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
Floor 3, County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
Contact person: Sarah Hardy
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
Better Broadband for Norfolk — Tranche 3
Reference number: NCCT41522
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Better Broadband for Norfolk (BBfN) Programme is working to extend access to superfast broadband across Norfolk, beyond the reach of commercially funded deployments. Coverage across is expected to reach 95 % of Norfolk properties by the completion of the current rollout at the end March 2020. This contract is seeking to provide further next generation access infrastructure to provide access for as many of the remaining 5 % of properties as possible. The winning bid has met the requirements of the State Aid “umbrella scheme” approved by the European Commission which sets out the criteria for compatible projects:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/cases/263954/263954_1760328_135_4.pdf
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 889 125.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32412100
32500000
32510000
32520000
32521000
32522000
32524000
45232332
45314000
50330000
50332000
64200000
32570000
32571000
32420000
50334400
51300000
64210000
72400000
72315000
32531000
32413000
45232300
32412000
32412110
32424000
32430000
32428000
32523000
64227000
45314300
32425000
32562200
45231600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
UKH16
UKH17
Main site or place of performance:
Norfolk.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is to further extend coverage of Next Generation Access (NGA) Broadband across Norfolk.
Better Broadband for Norfolk (tranche 3) aims to provide access for as near to 100 % of properties as possible. The contract will provide further coverage of NGA broadband infrastructure (capable of delivering download speeds of at least 30 Mbps) in areas within its programme area where such broadband will be unavailable.
Better Broadband for Norfolk conducted its first Open Market Review (OMR) in June 2012. The OMR indicated that planned commercial coverage for NGA broadband would reach approximately 42 % of premises within the next 3 years, and would therefore leave the remaining 58 % of premises without access to NGA broadband. In December 2012, a contract was awarded to deliver NGA broadband to these premises.
In the 2013 spending review, the Government announced a further allocation of funding under the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) Superfast Programme, with the aim of increasing NGA coverage across the UK to at least 95 % by the end of 2017. Following an open procurement, a contract for Better Broadband for Norfolk Superfast Extension Programme was awarded.
BDUK received approval on 26.5.2016 from the European Commission on its new National Broadband Scheme for the United Kingdom (referred to hereafter as the 2016 NBS). Better Broadband for Norfolk has conducted this further procurement under the 2016 NBS.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Solution design quality
/ Weighting: 24
Quality criterion: Wholesale network design and retail pricing
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Implementation plan
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Contractor and stakeholder management
/ Weighting: 18
Cost criterion: Finance model
/ Weighting: 8
Cost criterion: Commercial sustainability and viability
/ Weighting: 16
Cost criterion: Solution coverage at NGA speeds
/ Weighting: 16
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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
The State Aid protection period is 7 years from implementation completion. Value included could change under measures to prevent over subsidy.
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:
2018/S 141-323099
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Better Broadband for Norfolk — Tranche 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BT Plc
Bt Centre, 81 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.btplc.com/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 889 125.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Norfolk County Council
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Norfolk County Council
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2019