Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Priory Road
Dudley
DY1 1HF
UK
Contact person: Joanne Healey
E-mail: CommercialandProcurement@dudley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG36
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dudley.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.dudley.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Semaphone and Voice Services
Reference number: C86
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council require a system to ensure secure taking of debit/credit card payments securely over the telephony and fully meets the requirements of PCI/DSS.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
336 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG36
Main site or place of performance:
Within the Borough of Dudley.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council require a system to ensure secure taking of debit/credit card payments securely over the telephony and fully meets the requirements of PCI/DSS.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Compatible with the Councils existing ICT infrastructure
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Competitiviely priced
/ Weighting: 10
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Alternative products and solutions have been explored, however, these either prove to be technically inappropriate, cost prohibitive or do not meet the objective of de-scoping the Councils network in term of the controls set by PCI/DSS.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C86
Title: Semaphone and Voice Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/10/2019
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
Virgin Media Business
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 336 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note that this is an award notice and the contract has been let to virgin media business. Expressions of interest in future contracts should be directed as in Section I. Supply chain opportunities should be sought directly with the awarded contractor as detailed above. Values stated are estimated and based upon historical figures. The Council cannot guarantee the amount of business generated.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/10/2019