Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council
Dorset Council, South Walks House, South Walks Road
Dorchester
DT1 1UZ
UK
Contact person: Dawn Adams
Telephone: +44 1305221271
E-mail: dawn.adams@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
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
Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset
Reference number: DN515968
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The proposed fibre hub connectivity in rural Dorset (FHCiRD) aims to deliver an improvement to both the broadband coverage and build infrastructure that will facilitate longer term improvements and reduce the commercial cost of mobile deployments, including the latest 5G standards.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
824 165.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of gigabit capable connectivity to agreed sites by 31 March 2022. Dorset Council has made available a proportion of the funding which will enable a small number of sites to be delivered by 30 June 2022. It is a condition of the procurement process that the provider of fibre connectivity for ‘hub’ sites facilitate fair and equitable wholesale access to fibre installed as part of the hub connectivity scheme.
This award is for 63 sites within the Blandford to Sherborne area as outlined within the ITT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 183-445854
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wessex Internet Limited
Blandford Forum
UK
NUTS: UKK2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 824 165.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dorset Council
Dorchester
DT1 1UZ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/05/2021