Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Tony Claxton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
Jisc Services Ltd
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=42173&B=JISC
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=42173&B=JISC
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
National Education and Research Network Provider
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Janet Text
Reference number
Proc1717
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework to provide an SMS service for the Jisc community for a period of four years starting in May 2022 subject to mutual agreement. The term of the agreement will be a two-year initial term followed by two yearly extensions up to a maximum term of four years.
The full scope for this procurement can be found within the SQ tender document.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 64212100 - Short Message Service (SMS) services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework to provide an SMS service for the Jisc community for a period of four years starting in May 2022 subject to mutual agreement. The term of the agreement will be a two-year initial term followed by two yearly extensions up to a maximum term of four years.
The scope covers purchases by organisations that will primarily be members of Jisc and/or those providing or supporting education, research or culture in the UK. The Janet Network Connection Policy outlines the types of organisation that are eligible to use the Janet network and its associated services.
These can be summarised as: All institutions of higher or further education; All laboratories and other establishments of the Research Councils; The bodies funding higher and further education and research across the UK; Local government authorities where these are providing broadband ICT services to schools, or commissioning these services from third parties; Individual schools, whether under local government control or with other governance; Individual or groups of libraries, whether under local government control or with other governance; Individual or groups of museums, whether under local government control or with other governance.
Any other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of education or research. Many of the above bodies are also members of higher and further education purchasing consortia including GEANT.
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/membershttps
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
http://www.geant.net/About/Pages/home.aspx
The full scope and outline of this tender can be found within the SQ tender document.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,300,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial term of contracts awarded will be 2 years, there will then be two separate extensions available of one year each, up to the maximum term of 4 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 February 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Country
United Kingdom