Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)
Unit 1 Saltmore Farm, New Inn Road
Hinxworth
SG7 5EZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1462834588
E-mail: tender@e2bn.org
Fax: +44 1462834585
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.e2bn.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1747
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
‘Everything ICT’ — Full Range of ICT Products, Solutions, Services and Support for the Public Sector
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
E2BN is putting in place a framework agreement for use by public sector bodies identified at II.2.4) (and any successors to these organisations) which include schools, academies, academy trusts, RBCs, colleges, universities, central government departments and agencies, non departmental public bodies, NHS bodies and local authorities, devolved administrations, fire service, police service, buying consortiums and charities. The above public sector bodies have a need for a compliant procurement vehicle to access a range of ICT products, solutions, services and support including connectivity, equipment, hardware, software, services including cloud, consultancy, maintenance, support and infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of education and other public sector and associated organisations. The successful bidder will be expected to manage, deliver, maintain and integrate competing sub-contractors to ensure choice, best value and seamless inter-operability in each category.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31000000
32000000
48000000
50000000
51000000
64000000
72000000
79000000
80000000
09300000
32412000
32412110
32412120
32420000
50300000
50312300
51600000
64200000
64227000
72222300
72224000
72246000
66000000
66114000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The East of England Broadband Network (E2BN), as the contracting authority, is putting in place a framework agreement for use by UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the urls below (and any future successors to these organisations), which include schools, academies, multi academy trusts, RBCs, colleges, universities, central government departments and their arm's length bodies and agencies, non departmental public bodies, NHS bodies and local authorities (county, unitary, district, borough, parish, town), devolved administrations, fire service, police service, transport services, buying consortiums and charities.
Links to the identities of the organisations:
https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/
http://www.colleges-uk.co.uk/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/reg/register/search/Browse/
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/about/Pages/member-institutions.aspx
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
https://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/thenhs/about/pages/authoritiesandtrusts.aspx
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/find-data-and-publications/supplementary-information/2018-supplementary-information-files/nhs-trusts-and-ccgs-in-england-by-health-education-england-hee-region-in-september-2017
https://www.nhsinform.scot/scotlands-service-directory
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory
http://online.hscni.net/other-hsc-organisations/hsc-service-finder/
https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ukpublic/
https://www.artfund.org/whats-on/museums-and-galleries
https://www.local.gov.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/devolution-of-powers-to-scotland-wales-and-northern-ireland
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs/
https://www.ukfirestations.co.uk/brigades
https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Collaborative_procurement_List_of_professional_buying_organisations.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
https://www.police.uk/forces/
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/all
The above public sector bodies have a need for a compliant procurement vehicle to access a range of information communications technology, cloud and related services including connectivity, telecommunications, equipment, hardware, software, services, consultancy and change management, maintenance, support and infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of education, central and local government and other public sector and associated organisations.
This framework will be a single Lot sole supplier framework. The contract will be let on a 4 year term. The successful bidder will be expected to demonstrate they can control, manage and deliver against the full range of required areas within the ITT and to maintain and integrate such competing sub-contractors as necessary to ensure choice and flexibility in each category, best value and seamless interoperability. At all times choice, service and cost is paramount. Sustainability and continuity of supply is important, as too is the need to ensure innovation of products and service as well as the need to manage both small enterprises and large corporations. Full instructions and all documents for this procurement and details that suppliers need to take can be found at: https://www.e2bn.org/Everything-ICT
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
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.1.3) 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:
2019/S 157-387932
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2019/S 157-387932
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WCL (UK) Ltd trading as Think IT
Kemp House, 152 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
UK
Telephone: +44 2031953833
E-mail: info@think-it.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.think-it.org.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 800 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The authority reserves the right not to award the contract as a result of this procurement process. No guarantee of business is made or implied. The authority will not be liable for any of the bidders costs associated with this procurement.
All instructions on how to register for this tender can be found at https://www.e2bn.org/Everything-ICT which will also provide access to bidder instructions and all the relevant documentation.
In the event of any issue please contact admin@e2bn.org
The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. All information received will be dealt with in accordance with the act and information to which the environmental information regulations apply will be dealt with in accordance with these regulations.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)
Unit 1 Saltmore Farm, New Inn Road
Hinxworth
SG7 5EZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1462834588
E-mail: admin@e2bn.org
Fax: +44 1462834585
Internet address(es)
URL: www.e2bn.org
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the contracting authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. Any appeals against the decision should be made FAO - E2BN CEO tender@e2bn.org
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation periods (in general 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that the grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen). The Court may extend the time limit for starting the proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date.
Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages or make a declaration of ineffectiveness.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/11/2019