CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Integrated Communications System (ICCS).

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Locations in Kent and Essex1) Kent Police and Crime Commissioner (and Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority) and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex.There may be potential other sites in the United Kingdom if the Framework Agreement is taken up by other forces during its term.Whilst no other forces have given any commitment whatsoever to use the Framework Agreement, The Police and Crime Commissioners and/or the Chief Constables (the contracting authorities) of the following Forces have asked to be named as potential users (Named Authorities) of the Framework Agreement during its term:Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, Gwent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Wales, South Wales, Dyfed Powys, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Sussex, Surrey, Lancashire, Gloucestershire.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Kent Police and Crime Commissioner (the Authority) in collaboration with Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex (the Related Authorities), is looking to put in place a new Integrated Communication Control System (ICCS), in preparation for the implementation of the Emergency Services Network (ESN).

The purpose of this competition was to establish a 4 year Framework Agreement with a single service provider.

The call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement for the ICCS shall be based on the Crown Commercial Services/Government Legal Services model services contract and will be for up to 9 years duration, made up of an initial term plus optional extensions. There will be an ultimate end date for all call-offs.

Please note the range given in II.2.1 is the lowest contract value and the highest anticipated total value of contracts under the Framework.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

2015/156

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

The Framework Arrangement and subsequent contracts are made in England according to English Law. The contracts are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts except where a Scottish Police Authority is the contracting Authority and in that event the Police Authority may elect to use a Scottish Court.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 applies to this Contracting Authority.

The values given in section II.2.1 are the lowest and the highest anticipated range for all contracts under the Framework.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice