Contract

UKRI-2768 Upgrade of SID8367 to 200Gbit/s Netpath Plus

  • UK Research & Innovation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-001901

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039971

Published 20 January 2023, 4:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell

Oxford

OX11 0QX

Contact

Sarah Grant

Email

sarah.grant@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 1235446553

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ukri.org/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UKRI-2768 Upgrade of SID8367 to 200Gbit/s Netpath Plus

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

STFC requires an upgrade of Netpath Plus service SID8367 at Harwell Campus.

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: £277,610

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

STFC requires an upgrade of Netpath Plus service SID8367 at Harwell Campus.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The service is a dedicated private point to point link used for the LHC TIER1 site at RAL. This connection is provisioned using the JANET network. JANET is the UK’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) which is operated by JISC. Therefore couldn't be provided by another company.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

JIsc Services Ltd

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

02881024

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £277,610

Total value of the contract/lot: £277,610


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

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GO Reference: GO-2023120-PRO-21956120

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research and Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Country

United Kingdom