Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall, Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
UK
Contact person: Mr Chris Nunn
Telephone: +44 3450455200
E-mail: contracts@milton-keynes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Cambridgeshire County Council Web Content Filtering Solution for Cambridgeshire Schools
Reference number: DN397116
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A solution is required to filter and track the usage of web content for Cambridgeshire Schools to form part of the WAN infrastructure delivering internet access to schools.
The proposed solution primary function is for Cambridgeshire Schools connected to the WAN infrastructure delivering internet access to schools.
The proposed solution will also be scalable to schools outside of Cambridgeshire but still connected to the WAN infrastructure delivering internet access.
This framework is for 3 years, with an option to extend for 3 years, making 6 years in total.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
460 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The ICT service (Education) is a traded service wholly owned by Cambridgeshire County Council. Our customers, schools in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding counties, pay us for a variety of services based around ICT and technology in general. We provide technical services and solutions remote and onsite technical support, cloud hosting, service desk and application support, classroom and school management training and consultancy to over 260 schools in the East of England.
A solution is required to filter and track the usage of web content for Cambridgeshire Schools to form part of the WAN infrastructure delivering Internet access to schools. It should facilitate the blocking and reporting of inappropriate web content, without solely relying on URL blocklists which can quickly become outdated. It should also provide the ability to easily block content based on who is attempting to access the content as well as robust reporting capabilities.
The key end users will be Cambridgeshire Schools – primary and secondary education.
The ICT service technical staff will be involved as part of the design, and installation of the proposed solution with regards to its integration into the existing data centre environment. A dedicated project management resource will be identified to act as the single point of contact and escalation point during the delivery of the project.
Service review meetings are required quarterly in the first year of the contract reducing to every 6 months in years 2 and 3. Contract review meeting required prior to further 3-year extension.
The potential provider must ensure suitable training is included within their proposed bid.
This framework is for 3 years, with an option to extend for 3 years, making 6 years in total.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This framework is open for use by all current LGSS partners including:
— any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partner authority, and
— any public body outlined in either part I or part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made
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 052-119727
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
03/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
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: 8
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 Park
Marlow
SL7 1EY
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 456 880.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gus De Silva — Head of LGSS Procurement
One Angel Square, Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
UK
E-mail: GDeSilva@northamptonshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2019