Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
ForViva Group Ltd
52 Regent Street
Eccles
M30 0BP
UK
Contact person: The Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 1616057606
E-mail: tender@forviva.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.forviva.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: www.forviva.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Eccles:-Internet-network./8J782BWH5Q
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Wide Area Network Framework Agreement
Reference number: WAN/May2019/HC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32412110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
ForViva is procuring a Framework Agreement pursuant to which it is envisaged that contracts will be let to suppliers within the Framework for the provision of a range of Wide Area Network services. Further details are set out in the tender documentation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32412110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement is for the provision of Wide Area Network services.
Under this Framework Agreement the following entities will have the option to call-off contracts as and when services are required:
— ForViva and any entity within the ForViva group from time to time, which currently includes ForHousing, ForLiving and Liberty Group (a ‘ForViva Member’),
— any entity or joint venture company that ForViva or any other ForViva Member holds an interest in from time to time,
— other Social Housing Providers in the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may be in existence in the future). ‘Social Housing Provider’ for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered housing providers, local authorities and ALMOs. A list of the current Social Housing Providers can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing
Such Social Housing Providers will only be entitled to call off under the Framework Agreement if ForViva consents.
ForViva intends to appoint no more than 5 suppliers to this Framework Agreement following this procurement process, subject to a receipt of a sufficient number of complete and compliant bids.
Once the Framework Agreement has been set up, ForHousing intends to award a contract to the supplier whose bid for a place on the Framework Agreement scored the highest following the evaluation of bids in accordance with Section 8 of the ITT (the ‘ForViva WAN Contract’) (note that this represents ForHousing’s current intention with respect to the award of the ForViva WAN contract. As an alternative, ForHousing reserves the right to hold a mini competition amongst the framework suppliers appointed to the framework to determine who to award the contract to, if it considers it appropriate to do so).
For further details of the scope of the ForViva WAN contract and the services to be carried out under it please refer to the technical specification attached at Appendix 4 of the ITT.
Other entities which are entitled to call-off under this lot of the Framework Agreement may award wide area network services contracts to framework suppliers appointed to the framework from time to time during the term of the framework by following the call-off procedures set out in the framework.
The current estimated value of the services to be called-off under the framework over its 4 year term is 1 400 000 GBP. This estimated value is based solely on the estimated value of the ForViva WAN contract. Accordingly, bidders should note that this value may increase if other entities decide to join and call-off contracts under the framework.
Bidders should note that, under the terms of the Framework Agreement, no entity will be under any obligation to call-off with framework suppliers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8J782BWH5Q
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:
As set out in the tender documentation.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As set out in the tender documentation.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As set out in the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
As set out in the tender documentation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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 with several operators.
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:
08/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/07/2019
Local time: 12:01
Place:
52 Regent Street.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
ForViva reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with all or part of the Framework Agreement. ForViva will not, under any circumstance, reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their selection questionnaires or tender submissions.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Eccles:-Internet-network./8J782BWH5Q
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8J782BWH5Q
GO Reference: GO-2019528-PRO-14939057
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand
London
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Cabinet Office
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/05/2019