Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Floor 4, 100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
Contact person: Jacob Coker
Telephone: +44 7849824848
E-mail: jacob.coker@culture.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.culture.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
5G Testbeds and Trials Programme: Early Process and Impact Evaluation
Reference number: 101578
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311410
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The DCMS 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme (5GTT) was established in 2017 with the aim to maximise the prospective benefits that 5G could bring to the UK economy through timely deployment and effective utilisation of 5G technology. The programme is encouraging and funding the creation of a series of Testbeds and Trials in a range of market segments. It has been allocated a total of 200 000 000 GBP capital funding.
The requirement is to conduct an initial assessment of the 5GTT Programme which is expected to focus on the process elements and the early impacts of the programme projects to date.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is to conduct an initial assessment of the 5G Testbeds and Trials (5GTT) Programme which is expected to focus on the process elements and the early impacts of the programme projects to date.
DCMS is undertaking a full evaluation of the 5GTT Programme, and this project is the start of a programme of evaluation work which is intended to include:
— process evaluation (including lessons learnt) of programme delivery, management, monitoring, governance and communication arrangements,
— impact evaluation to assess whether intended outcomes and benefits of the programme have been realised, as well as any unintended outcomes,
— economic evaluation to assess if the programme was good value for public money.
DCMS expects expertise in both telecoms and evaluation will be required to deliver this work.
Beyond the initial requirement, this contract may be used to fulfil subsequent evaluation requirements in the 5GTT Programme and wider Digital Infrastructure Directorate.
Evaluations need to meet the expectations of Government (for example DCMS and HM Treasury) and external bodies (e.g. Parliament, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, National Audit Office) to evaluate and report on the realised benefits and value for money of public spending and projects. It will also inform future government policy, project design and implementation.
An evaluation scoping and baseline study was conducted by independent evaluation experts on behalf of DCMS. The outputs of this are provided in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to a further 36 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
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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
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 101578
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
ICF Consulting Services Ltd
Riverscape, 10 Queen St Place
London
EC4R 1BE
UK
Telephone: +44 2030964800
NUTS: UK
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:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-20191014-PRO-15464267
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC1A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Parliament Street
London
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
OJEU procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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 promptly.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
London
SE1 2AU
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/10/2019