Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, Town Hall
London
E14 2BG
UK
Contact person: Mr Neil Ward
Telephone: +44 2073645000
E-mail: Neil.Ward@towerhamlets.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.towerhamlets.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
HAC5699 CCTV Operators
Reference number: DN541887
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets intend to enter into a contract with Charter Security Ltd, in respect of the service described below. The contract term will be 2 years. The council works with the Metropolitan Police, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and other law enforcement agencies to monitor public space CCTV in the borough and support civil and criminal proceedings. It provides a CCTV service with around 350 cameras operating throughout the borough for a broad range of purposes and across a range of services. These are mainly centred on community safety, public realm and licensing and are serviced by a 24 hours CCTV control suite located in Mulberry Place with 70 cameras on view at any given time. The service is tasked with visually monitoring the public space and enabling a proportionate response to incidents as they occur. This can relate to street crime, vehicle theft, drug or traffic offences, anti-social behaviour, dangerous conditions and/or a major incident.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
950 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service provides CCTV operators and supervisors for 24/7 operation of the CCTV system.
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
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation:
This award is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(II) because competition is absent for technical reasons. The Council operates an analogue CCTV system which will be replaced when it moves to its new premises. The economic operator is the only company that still provides a manning service for the Council analogue system. The contract will be awarded for 2 years (1 + 1).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: HAC5699
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
10/05/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Charter Security Ltd
01530957
Suite 6, Ensign House, Admiral's Way
London
E14 9XQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
950 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/05/2021