Awarded contract

Provision of 5G Mobile Private Network and Related Advance Technology Services for Northern Ireland

  • Digital Catapult

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-007860

Published 17 March 2023, 3:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Digital Catapult

101 Euston Road

London

NW1 2RA

Email

hitesh.mistry@digicatapult.org.uk

Telephone

+44 2038823557

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.digicatapult.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA37289

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 and Innovation


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of 5G Mobile Private Network and Related Advance Technology Services for Northern Ireland

Reference number

P2022-086

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32400000 - Networks

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Part of Digital Catapult roles on this project is to deploy a 5G mobile private network and run a technology and innovation acceleration programme in Northern Ireland.

There are two sites in Northern Ireland which require the 5G private network.

Our aim is to deploy a 5G Mobile Private Network (5G MPN) and run a technology and innovation acceleration programme in Northern Ireland for the Smart Nano Manufacturing Corridor project. The 5G MPN and other services which are listed further in the technical requirement section.

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: £589,650.39

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32400000 - Networks

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance

Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Part of Digital Catapult roles on this project is to deploy a 5G mobile private network and run a technology and innovation acceleration programme in Northern Ireland.

There are two sites which require the 5G private network:

-a 5G Mobile Private Network (5G MPN) installation for the Smart Nano Manufacturing Corridor project at Seagate (SNMC) plant at ‘1 Disc Drive, Springtown Industrial Estate, Derry / Londonderry BT48 0LY’; and

-a second 5G site at the North West Regional College (NWRC) at ‘44 Springtown Rd, Londonderry BT48 0LY’, connected to the main site at Seagate.

Our aim is to deploy a 5G Mobile Private Network (5G MPN) and run a technology and innovation acceleration programme in Northern Ireland for the Smart Nano Manufacturing Corridor project. The 5G MPN and other services which are listed further in the technical requirement section.

For the purpose of this RFP please consider “5G MPN (Mobile Private Network)” is a collection of 5G Core (SA), 4G Core (supporting LTE-M and NB-IoT), 5G NG-RAN (gNB) & 4G RAN (eNB), suitable network infrastructure with appropriate, security and compute.

We are looking for a turnkey solution that includes features and functionalities, key advantages, and anticipated enhancements, such as eSIM, MEC etc., to this solution during the lifespan of this project.

To achieve this, we are looking for a solution provider, who shall procure, design and build indoor 5G and 4G MPN (Mobile Private Network) at two sites in Northern Ireland.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Requirements / Weighting: 75

Price - Weighting: 25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Networking and Electrical works (third party costs) determined following a site survey.

Total 117,813.39 GBP. Total procurement value 589,650.39

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

Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-021323


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2022-30002

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 12

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CGI IT

350 Brook Drive, Green Park

Reading

rg26uh

Telephone

+44 7894387158

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
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: £600,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £589,650.39


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=226624.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response

well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(MT Ref:228973)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

CEDR

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

In the first instance, all appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of Digital Catapult, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.