Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
UK
Contact person: Mr Satish Parekh
Telephone: +44 1163057784
E-mail: satish.parekh@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
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
Five-hundred and Fifty (550) End User Devices (EUD) — 500 Dell Laptops and 50 Microsoft Surface Pro’s
Reference number: DN497796
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Award of contract to CCS Media Ltd for the provision of five-hundred and fifty (550) end user devices (EUD) — 500 Dell Laptops and 50 Microsoft Surface Pro’s at a cost of GBP 326 775.
Background
With the continued lockdown position and the need for wider use of remote working to accommodate for Covid-19 working practices, LCC has purchased 500 Dell Laptops and 50 Microsoft Surface Pro’s to ensure provision of critical and front-line services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
327 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of contract to CCS Media Ltd for the provision of five-hundred and fifty (550) end user devices (EUD) — 500 Dell Laptops and 50 Microsoft Surface Pro’s at a cost of GBP 326 775.
With the continued lockdown position and the need for wider use of remote working to accommodate for Covid-19 working practices, LCC has purchased 500 Dell Laptops and 50 Microsoft Surface Pro’s to ensure provision of critical and front-line services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: 100 % cost
/ Weighting: 100
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
This procurement for the provision of 500 Dell Laptops and 50 Microsoft Surface Pro’s is in line with Crown Commercial Service's PPN 01/20 (Responding to Covid-19) and referenced Regulation 32 (2) (c) from the Public Contract Regulation 2015.
This urgent procurement has been made to ensure the Council continues to deliver critical and front-line services working from home or remotely in line with the Government's guidelines on working from home, wherever possible, and the aforementioned PPN. This procurement is to meet the shortage of end user devices (EUDs) for Leicestershire County Council (LCC) staff and front-line workers to deliver critical services during the Covid-19 crisis through home and remote site working.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
03/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CCS Media Ltd
Old Birdhome House, Derby Rd
Chesterfield
S40 2EX
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 327 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2020