Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
VAT 178178130
Service HQ, Belmont Business Park
Durham
DH1 1TW
UK
Contact person: Janice Alderslade
Telephone: +44 1913755560
E-mail: jalderslade@ddfire.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ddfire.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33150
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=15942&B=BLUELIGHT
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=15942&B=BLUELIGHT
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply,Delivery and Maintenance of a Managed Wide Area Network.
Reference number: 23885
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72720000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority (CDDFRA) wish to
engage with an ICT network provider to deliver and manage a resilient Wide Area
Network (WAN), Centralised Firewall and Internet Provision to support all the
Authority's business needs. The Authority has 19 sites, which need to be
interconnected via a resilient core network.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
637 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50312600
50312610
72000000
72222300
72267100
72700000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority (CDDFRA) wish to
engage with an ICT network provider to deliver and manage a resilient Wide Area
Network (WAN), Centralised Firewall and Internet Provision to support all the
Authority's business needs. The Authority has 19 sites, which need to be
interconnected via a resilient core network. There are, however two fire stations
that have separate accommodation blocks (included in the existing provision)
which are serviced via independent ADSL links direct to the internet which do not
transverse the WAN. The types of data carried by the WAN varies, but includes
but is not limited to: Voice, Video, Mobilisation and Citrix. End users and third
party suppliers access the WAN via a VPN solution provided by the existing
Managed Service. CDDFRA utilise the existing WAN to deliver mobilisation
messages (GD92) to the remote fire stations, although this traffic is small in size it
is mission critical and must be prioritised over all other types of traffic, therefore
the WAN needs to be highly available. Some other types of traffic that transverse
the WAN are: Data, Citrix, Voice, Video, and Mapping Updates. CDDFRA also
use the WAN for the telephony system and Quality of Service (QoS) is applied to
all voice traffic to ensure audible speech.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
637 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
2 x 12 months.
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:
Bidders failing to pass all identified criteria, will be rejected from the process. For those which do pass the identified criteria, the Authority will then rank Bidders according to the total score. The 5 highest scoring Bidders will be invited for further competition subject to exceeding a minimum of 50 % of the score available.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
In accordance with Article 57 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available on the portal.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available on the portal.
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.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As set out in the invitation to tender documentation available on the portal.
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:
31/05/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
13/06/2016
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
Tender must be valid until:
08/01/2017
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
7 years.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This tender opportunity is being advertised on the blue light portal. Organisations can register electronically for the documents which are ready for download via the blue light portal.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Authority
Belmont Business Park
Durham
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information of the award of the Contract is communicated to bidders. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for the unsuccessful bidders to EN Standard Form 02 Contract notice 12/16 challenge the award decision before the Contract's entered into. The Public Regulations 2015 provide the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2016