Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council, 3rd Floor County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Contact
Mr Martin Hall
martin.hall@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7889164706
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=11bb32dd-950b-ef11-812b-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=11bb32dd-950b-ef11-812b-005056b64545
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
England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR) = Framework Opportunity
Reference number
DN722648
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
Oxfordshire County Council intends to procure a single supplier Framework for 5G Mobile
Private Networks and associated services on behalf of the England’s Connected Heartland
partners and to establish a Framework through which Call-Offs can be made for specific
initiatives.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32400000 - Networks
- 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
- 32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment
- 32570000 - Communications equipment
- 32580000 - Data equipment
- 44212000 - Structural products and parts except prefabricated buildings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH11 - Peterborough
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
- UKH21 - Luton
- UKH24 - Bedford
- UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
On behalf of England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR), Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will procure a Framework contract for a single Supplier to install and operate 5G mobile private network managed services for Science and Innovation Campuses in the ECH region.
The procurement will evaluate tenders based on the specification for a scenario deployment for the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, with the possibility to extend the network to further locations during the term.
The network will underpin a wide array of applications, from supporting advanced manufacturing and health applications, and outdoor mobile connectivity as campus users move between buildings, real-time information services to support the advanced scientific and technological needs of the campuses, and smart construction management.
The Framework will have a duration of 4 years. Call-Off's from the Framework are anticipated to have a duration of 7 years
Optional extensions to Call-Offs are available up to a maximum of 7 years in aggregate
Optional Extensions will be of a minimum of 1yr duration
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: £10,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
7 August 2024
End date
6 August 2028
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
The framework has an initial period of 4 years call-offs from the framework are envisaged to have an estimated duration of 7 years extensions to a call-off will be made in 1 year increments subject to an aggregate maximum of 7 years.
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
19 June 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 June 2024
Local time
12:15pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The England’s Connected Heartland Partners and potential participants in this Framework are:
Oxfordshire County Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Reading Borough Council
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Slough Borough Council
West Berkshire District Council
Wokingham District Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Norfolk County Council
Milton Keynes City Council
Bedford Borough Council
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom