Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
Contact
Mr Robert Watson
Telephone
+44 1752307967
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
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
Smart Sound Connect Centralised Management
Reference number
21615
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72315000 - Data network management and support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To appoint a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to provide centralised management of Smart Sound Connect, a high throughput, low latency 4/5G Mobile private network to cover Plymouth Sound area, supporting marine trials of multiple use cases across marine autonomous vessels and marine research
PML Applications have already been appointed under an existing contract to provide full end-to-end design, implementation and management of the Smart Sound Connect 4G/5G and high speed mesh networks at a value of £145,000.
It is proposed under this VEAT Notice that this contract is extended to include responsibility for the full management and support for the contracted 27 use cases at a value of £85,000
Contract to run until 31st December 2023 with 5 year equipment legacy requirements
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: £230,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98360000 - Marine services
- 72315000 - Data network management and support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) –
negotiated procedure without prior publication of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Contract duration: Until 31st December 2023 with 5 year equipment legacy requirements
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
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Smart Sound Connect project is a unique and ambitious undertaking, led by Plymouth City Council (PCC). To successfully develop and run a solution in this marine and military environment has resulted in a unique and specialised set of technical requirements.
The solution will leverage Smart Sound Plymouth, the City’s advanced marine testbed. This is managed by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). Given this is the case, PML are the designated management partner and are therefore engaged to carry out the required centralised management to ensure de-confliction of activities and the delivery of the agreed targets with the funder over the 12 month duration of the programme.
The programme is required to deliver use cases over the duration of the project. Given the need to access Smart Sound Plymouth assets to do this, PML are the only entity that can provide the complete management of the testing platform
PML Applications have already been appointed under an existing contract to provide full end-to-end design, implementation and management of the Smart Sound Connect 4G/5G and high speed mesh networks and as such are the only supplier who can provide the additional requirement to fully manage and support the contracted 27 use cases.
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/concession
Contract No
21615
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 May 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
PML Applications Limited
Prospect Place, The Hoe
Plymouth
PL1 3DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK41 - Plymouth
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £230,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3BD
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Plymouth City Council is adhering to a 10 calendar day standstill period in accordance with
Regulation 99-(3)(C) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This standstill period will
commence the day after the date on which this voluntary transparency notice is published in FTS.