Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Midlands Housing Group
Memorial House, Stenson Road
Coalville
LE67 4JP
UK
Contact person: Email or Phone
Telephone: +44 7722067596
E-mail: chris.shaw@shawc.co.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.emhgroup.org.uk
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
‘Contract Award for Data Connectivity Tender’
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
contract award for the provision of a modern, secure, fast, agile data network which includes replacement network equipment (security, routers, switches, wireless access points) that can all be managed through a single network management platform. This also includes the provision of a DR as a service and backup as a service solution.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
654 349.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
1 517 117.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
Main site or place of performance:
East Midlands (ENGLAND).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract award for the provision of:
— a hybrid WAN is required which encompasses resilient data circuits for the main office locations which are provisioned on 1Gbps bearers,
— direct internet access circuits which are based on FTTC and resiliently delivered using backup 4G/5G,
— replacement of the core network switches at the main offices (memorial house, jubilee House and longfield house) and PoE Edge switches for all locations. Note: these must be compatible with the current Cisco CUCM Phone system,
— both new and replacement wireless access points,
— network management solution that provides single pane of management that can be used by EMH group IT staff and the chosen supplier.
Disaster recovery as a service solution and backup as a service solution.
Full installation services which includes design, transition, project management, decommissioning and removal of the existing services/kit, and on-going support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Total cost of ownership of the solution over 3 years
/ Weighting: 30
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
Open 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 119-291821
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
10/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Node4 Ltd
Millennium Way, Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8HZ
UK
Telephone: +44 8451232222
E-mail: A.Thurman@node4.co.uk
Fax: +44 8451232222
NUTS: UKF11
Internet address(es)
URL: www.node4.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
645 349.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 517 117.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=429415392
GO Reference: GO-20191128-PRO-15622860
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
EMH Group
Memorial House, Stenson Road
Coalville
LE67 4JP
UK
Telephone: +44 1530276000
E-mail: michael.simpson@emhgroup.org.uk
Fax: +44 1530276000
Internet address(es)
URL: www.emhgroup.org.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
EMH Group
Coalville
UK
Telephone: +44 1530276000
E-mail: michael.simpson@emhgroup.org.uk
Fax: +44 1530276000
Internet address(es)
URL: www.emhgroup.org.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
EMH Group
Coalville
UK
Telephone: +44 1530276000
E-mail: michael.simpson@emhgroup.org.uk
Fax: +44 1530276000
Internet address(es)
URL: www.emhgroup.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/11/2019