Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM! 1SQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH1 - East Anglia
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
T20/13_Student Residential Internet Provider
Reference number
T20/13
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Anglia Ruskin University ("the University") is seeking a Supplier/Provider for the provision of Residential / Guest Internet services across Student accommodation, owned and/or managed by Anglia Ruskin University. Telephony and provision of handsets is excluded.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
Chelmsford
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University is seeking an agreement for the provision of Internet services across the University owned and managed Student residential buildings (approximately 1055 student rooms.The solution will need to provide both a wired service into each bedroom, plus a wireless (Wi-Fi) service to provide full building coverage to all rooms and communal areas of the buildings (including entrance, social areas, and kitchens within the residential buildings), with no dead spots as students move around their building.In addition to providing services to students, the network is also required to provide wired and wireless connections for any devices needed to support.Laundry Services additional cabling will be required in these areas to facilitate the online functionality.The proposed solution must operate independently of the existing University network infrastructure, and must allow for normal student usage demands, to include online gaming, and legal and reasonable file sharing and downloading.The service level expected should be representative as a current average across UK households, with a typical download speed of at least 100 Mb/s per room (both wired and Wi-Fi). We expect the Infrastructure to be "future proof" for the duration of the contract, to potentially include increasing speed to support emerging functionality. Eduroam should be a provision and not be disadvantaged by their own provision. All student personal data is to be handled according to UK Data protection law and any other applicable legislation. We are committed to delivering an excellent experience to all of our students, and so we require your service to be in line with this commitment. to cat5 e solution as minimum.A facility is required for individual users to utilise and register multiple devices, and any limit on the number of personal devices must be specified. Via AP point in each roomA year-round service is required and must be available to both academic students and also to short-term occupiers (who may include under 18-year-olds, who will require additional filtering options).Residents should be able to upgrade the service if required, and a 24-hour support service is expected to be provided. Provision must also be available for a number of additional guest accounts to enable University staff accounts to access the Internet for housing management, including maintenance purposes.The incumbent supplier’s contract expires on 31st July 2021, the successful supplier must be able to co-operate with the incumbent supplier to arrange transition and complete the transition from the existing supplier to their new circuit and solution by the expiry date, schedule to be agreed, please provide details of how this will be achieved. The go live date for the network managed service for all buildings must be 1st August 2021. The transaction must have minimum impact on students in residence. Upon expiry, all active equipment (Switches, Access Points, Firewalls, Servers, P2P line of site bridge) remains the ownership of the current provider. All passive equipment (internal/external cabling, patch panels) remain under the Universities ownership.The network specification detail and drawings must be provided to the University Account Manager.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 7
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend on a year by year basis for 24 months after initial term
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Please see Selection Questionnaire
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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
11 March 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
25 March 2021
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
Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Anglia Ruskin University will incorporate the statutory 10 day standstill period under regulation 87 into the award process.The regulations provide a mechanism for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by Anglia Ruskin University’s breach of the regulations to take action in the High Court. Any such action should be brought promptly and in any event within 30 days of the date the Tenderer knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings have arisen.The procedures and grounds for appeal are set out in regulation 92.