Awarded contract

Provision of LTE Vehicle Devices and Accessories for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

  • Secretary of State for the Home Department - Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme
  • The Welsh Ministers acting through the Welsh Government
  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care
  • The Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government, Safer Communities Directorate

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-001696

Published 27 January 2021, 10:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Secretary of State for the Home Department - Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme

2 Marsham Street, Westminster

London

SW1P 4DF

Contact

Commercial

Email

ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

one.1) Name and addresses

The Welsh Ministers acting through the Welsh Government

Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Email

ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.wales/

Buyer's address

https://gov.wales/

one.1) Name and addresses

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care

Richmond House, 79 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2NS

Email

ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

one.1) Name and addresses

The Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government, Safer Communities Directorate

Area 1R, St Andrews House, Regent Road

Edinburgh

EH1 3DG

Email

ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.scot/

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.scot/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Public order, safety and Fire and Rescue services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of LTE Vehicle Devices and Accessories for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

Reference number

C9289 and C17321

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

ESMCP is delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a secure, 4G critical voice and data communications service using an enhanced commercial LTE network configured to give priority access for the three emergency services (3ES).

A procurement activity was undertaken to compete for LTE Fixed Vehicle Devices and Accessories required by User Organisations to access the ESN under the Restricted Procedure.

A framework agreement for the provision of LTE Vehicle Devices and Accessories has been awarded to two suppliers - Handsfree Group and TST Systems Limited.

The framework agreement will be used by 3ES - fire, ambulance, police and related other Home Office / non-Home Office enforcement services and other organisations who have a requirement to make use of Devices installed into vehicles to support the services to be delivered by the ESN network.

Relevant OJEU Notice numbers are:

- 2019/S 073-173137; and

- -2019/S 078-187957

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £130,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 32522000 - Telecommunications equipment
  • 32581000 - Data-communications equipment
  • 45232332 - Ancillary works for telecommunications
  • 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

ESMCP is delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), a secure, 4G critical voice and data communications

service using an enhanced commercial LTE network configured to give priority access for the three emergency

services (3ES).

A procurement activity was undertaken to compete for LTE Fixed Vehicle Devices and Accessories required by

User Organisations to access the ESN under the Restricted Procedure.

A framework agreement for the provision of LTE Vehicle Devices and Accessories has been awarded to two

suppliers - Handsfree Group and TST Systems Limited.

The framework agreement will be used by 3ES - fire, ambulance, police and related other Home Office / non-

Home Office enforcement services and other organisations who have a requirement to make use of Devices

installed into vehicles to support the services to be delivered by the ESN network.

Relevant OJEU Notice numbers are:

- 2019/S 073-173137; and

- -2019/S 078-187957

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70%

Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30%

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a further period or periods of not more than 12 months and not less than 1 month

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

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2019/S 073-173137


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

C9289 and C17321

Lot No

N/A

Title

Provision of LTE Vehicle Devices and Accessories for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 November 2019

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Handsfree Group

Manchester

M32 0UT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TST Group Limited

Worcester

WR3 8TJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £130,000,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 10 %

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

up to 10% of the framework value.


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 Marsham Street, Westminster

London

SW1P 4DF

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 Marsham Street, Westminster

London

SW1P 4DF

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 Marsham Street, Westminster

London

SW1P 4DF

Country

United Kingdom