Tender

Northern Ireland Councils Network Services

  • Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
  • Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council
  • Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
  • Derry City and Strabane District Council
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  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
  • Newry Mourne and Down District Council
  • Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
  • Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-009419

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032b66

Published 7 April 2022, 5:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre PO Box 66 Lakeview Road

Craigavon

BT64 1AL

Contact

procurementarmaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk

Email

procurement@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Antrim Civic Centre 50 Stiles Way

Antrim

BT41 2UB

Email

procurement@antrimnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Town Hall, The Castle

Bangor

BT20 4BT

Email

procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Civic Headquarters Cloonavin 66 Portstewart Road

Coleraine

BT52 1EY

Email

procurement@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Council Offices, 98 Strand Road

Derry

BT48 7NN

Email

tenders@derrystrabane.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

The Townhall 2 Townhall Street

Enniskillen

BT74 7BA

Email

tenders@fermanaghomagh.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island

Lisburn

BT27 4RL

Email

enquiries@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Mid Ulster District Council

Dungannon Office Circular Road

Dungannon

BT71 6DT

Email

tenders@midulstercouncil.org

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Newry Mourne and Down District Council

District Council Offices O'Hagan House Monaghan Row

Newry

BT35 8DJ

Email

info@nmandd.org

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

The Braid 1-29 Bridge Street

Ballymena

BT43 5EJ

Email

procurement@midandeastantrim.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre PO Box 66 Lakeview Road

Craigavon

BT64 1AL

Email

procurement@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Northern Ireland Councils Network Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32430000 - Wide area network

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The delivery of managed Network Services for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and nine partner councils. Managed Network Services, including Wide Area Network connectivity, and related services, including network management services, content filtering, firewalls and internet services. The services will make use of new fibre infrastructure delivered with grant funding support from the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport’s LFFN and RGC funds.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 32410000 - Local area network
  • 32420000 - Network equipment
  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
  • 32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment
  • 32560000 - Fibre-optic materials
  • 32570000 - Communications equipment
  • 32580000 - Data equipment
  • 45000000 - Construction work
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
  • 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
  • 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
  • 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72700000 - Computer network services
  • 72720000 - Wide area network services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The delivery of managed Network Services for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and nine partner councils. Managed Network Services, including Wide Area Network connectivity, and related services, including network management services, content filtering, firewalls and internet services. The services will make use of new fibre infrastructure delivered with grant funding support from the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport’s LFFN and RGC funds.

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: £8,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

120

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: 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

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

9 June 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

Tender must be valid until: 7 October 2022

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

9 June 2022

Local time

12:30pm


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

High Court Justice of Northern Ireland

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom