Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
H M Revenue & Customs
Customs House Annexe,20 Lower Thames Street
LONDON
EC3R6EE
Contact
Adam Garside
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Direct and Indirect Taxation
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
WAN Connectivity Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72720000 - Wide area network services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
1.1 Provisions within the Buyer's existing Wide Area Network (WAN) infrastructure are due to expire in June 2022. The objective of the Buyer's strategy is to take accountability and control of the network management control plane, and for a dedicated carrier(s) to provide connectivity services
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: £5,245,180.33
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32430000 - Wide area network
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wide Area Network connectivity into HMRC's regional centres and Data Centres
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x 12 Month extensions available
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The award was made under the terms of a framework and by following the framework procedure. A further competition was conducted under the terms of CCS's Network Services Framework, specifically Lot 1 of framework RM3808
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
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
31 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Telecom PLC
London
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)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,245,180.33
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HMRC
Newcastle
Country
United Kingdom