Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9P
UK
Contact person: Richard Skeats
Telephone: +44 2038172476
E-mail: contracts@mcga.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
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
Radio Network Infrastructure Replacement Reference
Reference number: RM6109
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32412100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
HM Coastguard were required to monitor VHF and MF Radio transmissions from vessels at sea and provide assistance in case of emergency to prevent loss of life within the UK’s jurisdiction. In order to do this, the current network consists of 155 remote radio sites (RRS), situated around 11 000 miles of UK coastline. This network facilitates all communication transmissions to and from vessels at sea and to the HM Coastguard Watch Officers based at our 10 coastguard operation centres around the UK and the National Maritime Operations centre in Fareham via two data centres.
The existing network that links these remote radio sites to the HMCG operations centres needed to be replaced; the reason is that the analogue Kilostream product that underpins the existing network has been withdrawn from the market in March 2020 by BT in line with a wider OFCOM deregulation of low bandwidth analogue point-to-point product types across the telecommunications industry.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 419 467.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
10-year Term Covering Network Design, Build and Rental
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32412100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 represented 70 % of lot 1 and lot 2 combined scores. The system boundary for the new system is at the physical connections to the network switches at the remote radio sites, data centres and disaster recovery centre. These are Ethernet connections and required the provision of network termination equipment at these sites.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The network requirements
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Delivery and transition
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Through life support, contract and service management
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Environmental and sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Lot 1 represents 70 % of lot 1 and lot 2 combined scores. The system boundary for the new system will be at the physical connections to the network switches at the remote radio sites, data centres and disaster recovery centre. These will be Ethernet connections and will require the provision of network termination equipment at these sites
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
7-year Managed Service which Will Co-terminate with Lot 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32412100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The quality/price assessment (total score) for this requirement consisted of 60 % quality and 40 % price. Lot 2 was for a 7-year managed service requirement, which will co-terminate with lot 1 at the end of the 10-year period. Lot 2 contract is to provide ongoing support of the system to maintain its availability. All maintenance activities are conducted by the supplier and the MCA is provided with details of how this will be coordinated. Any maintenance activities that incur a reduction in service have to be agreed in advance with the MCA, who have the right to veto the timing of such activities if they occur within known periods of high activity for the MCA.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service management
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Contract management
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Environmental sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Lot 2 represented 30 % of the combined lot 1 and lot 2 scores.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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:
2018/S 123-279636
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6109
Title: Radio Network Infrastructure Replacement (RNIR) Programme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
telent Technology Services Ltd
Point 3, Haywood Road
Warwick
CV34 5AH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 97 884 666.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: RM6109
Title: 7-year Managed Service which Will Co-terminate with Lot 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
telent Technology Services Ltd
Warwick
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 534 801.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Maritime and Coastguard Agency are not liable for any costs of any nature incurred by suppliers (or any of its joint venture or consortium members or subcontractors) involved in this procurement exercise and suppliers placed bids at their own risk and expense.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
UK
Telephone: +44 2038172476
E-mail: contracts@mcga.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Maritime and Coastguard Agency incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers along with their debriefing.
This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers, with sufficient grounds, to consider a challenge against an award before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/09/2020