Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Ltd
Lumen House, Library Avenue, Harwell
Didcot
OX11 0SG
UK
Contact person: Rachael Littlejohns
E-mail: procurement@jisc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.jisc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://tenders.jisc.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: National education and research network provider
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SMS Framework Agreement [Janet txt]
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement process was undertaken for the supply of an SMS service for the Jisc Community. The service will be “Janet” branded but fully managed by the successful supplier, who will be responsible for providing, operating and maintaining the hardware and software upon which the service operates.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this framework was to provide a web-based portal for the delivery of Short Message Service (SMS) — branded “Janet txt”. The service is intended for organisational use within the Jisc community, with individual contracts being established between the successful supplier and the user organisations. The purpose of the service is to enable operators at each user organisation to manipulate text messages and send them to designated users. The service provides the ability for authorised administrators at each organisation to manage the creation and deletion of operator accounts.
The open procedure was utilised following publication of the tender documents on 9.1.2018, responses were requested by the deadline date of 8.2.2018.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: technical merit and quality
/ Weighting: 50 %
Price
/ Weighting:
50 %
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Please note that this is a contract award notice, detailing the successful supplier awarded the contract following a procurement process. It is not an opportunity for interested parties to express an interest in this service.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 007-011593
Section V: Award of contract
Title: SMS Framework Agreement [Janet txt]
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PageOne Communications Limited
4562077
17 Rochester Row
London
SW1P 1QT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jisc Sevices Ltd
Didcot
OX11 0SG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2018