Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Town Hall, Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
UK
Contact person: Strategic procurement team
Telephone: +44 1202451410
E-mail: procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Wide Area Network, Internet Connectivity and Microsoft Express Route for BCP Council
Reference number: DN418198
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32430000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) has tendered for a supplier to implement a Wide Area Network (WAN), internet breakout connectivity, microsoft express route and supporting services across the Council's locations in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole.
The supplier will provide all software, hardware, connectivity, configuration and support to meet the Council’s requirements for the provision of the WAN. The Council requires 86 connections at 83 sites and these will all to be installed by the end of April 2021. The number of connections may increase or decrease during the term of the contract. The supplier will deliver a flexible service, with emphasis on scalability to meet the future IT requirements and service provision of BCP Council.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 424 484.77
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
32430000
48000000
72000000
72212200
72720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council has tendered for a supplier to implement a wide area network (WAN), internet breakout connectivity, microsoft express route and supporting services across the Council's locations in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole.
The supplier will provide all software, hardware, connectivity, configuration and support to meet the Council’s requirements for the provision of the WAN. The Council requires 86 connections at 83 sites to be installed by the end of April 2021. The supplier will deliver a flexible service, with emphasis on scalability to meet the future IT requirements and service provision of BCP Council.
The supplier will install the wide area network as soon as possible, developing an implementation and transition plan. The Council will only pay rental and support fees once a link is installed, tested and signed off by the Council. The Council reserves the right to add or remove sites during the length of the contract as business demands change which may affect the requirements for the WAN service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
When each Link is installed, this will commence the service start date for that link. Each link will have a service period of 3 years, each starting on the service start date for that link. There will be the ability with each link to extend the service period for up to 4 years. Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for up to 7 years per Link.
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
Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 137-337600
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN418198
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MLL Telecom Ltd
Jubilee House, Third Avenue, Globe Business Park, Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1EY
UK
NUTS: UKK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 424 484.77
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 58 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
The Royal Court of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract). Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2019