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Dynamic Purchasing System for Digital Connectivity: Services to Understand Mobile Coverage & Performance

  • Worcestershire County Council
  • Gwynedd Council
  • Herefordshire Council
  • Shropshire Council
  • • Staffordshire County Council
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  • Warwickshire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-018680

Published 30 June 2023, 1:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Worcestershire County Council

County Hall,Spetchley Road

WORCESTER

WR52NP

Contact

Sarah Allonby

Email

sallonby@worcestershire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1905843619

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.worcestershire.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Gwynedd Council

Shirehall Street

Caernarfon

LL44 1SH

Contact

Stuart Robert Whitfield

Email

StuartWhitfield@uchelgaisgogledd.cymru

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL2 - East Wales

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Residents.aspx

one.1) Name and addresses

Herefordshire Council

Plough Lane

Hereford

HR4 OLE

Contact

Ross Cook

Email

Ross.Cook@herefordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Shropshire Council

The Shire Hall, Abbey Foregate,

Shrewsbury

SY2 6ND

Contact

Chris Taylor

Email

chris.taylor@shropshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG22 - Shropshire CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

• Staffordshire County Council

1, Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,

Stafford

ST16 2DH

Contact

Iona McPhee

Email

iona.mcphee1@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx

one.1) Name and addresses

Warwickshire County Council

Shire Hall,

Warwick

CV34 4RL

Contact

John Parmiter

Email

johnparmiter@warwickshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG13 - Warwickshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/

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://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

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

Dynamic Purchasing System for Digital Connectivity: Services to Understand Mobile Coverage & Performance

Reference number

WCC 00003309

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Worcestershire County Council, in collaboration with Partners, is putting in place a new Digital Connectivity: Services to Understand Mobile Coverage & Performance Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

The scope of the services / call offs may vary in context, value, and duration but, collectively, and over time they will support the digital connectivity aspirations of the project partner and their specific digital strategic objectives.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot / Category 1: A Dynamic Overview of Mobile Coverage & Performance

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services
  • 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
  • 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
  • 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG1 - Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
  • UKL2 - East Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Dynamic Data: connectivity data made available to the partner(s) from the Supplier on a dashboard / platform to allow for analysis. Providing at least 6 months historic data (when available) for the area at the time of any contract award.

Ability to crowdsource: the Supplier to make a tool available that allows the partner(s) to promote data gathering by communities / staff members via mobile devices, with the data then being incorporated into the Suppliers report and to provide the raw data from such 'crowdsourced' activity to be made available to the partner(s)

Data Integration: a solution that allows for basic interrogation queries to be undertaken (with training provided if necessary)

Data Presentation: a solution that presents the collected data in such a way to have meaningful intelligence for the outcomes described.

Professional Services: to create bespoke interrogation queries of the data to support Partners' requirement(s); analysis of the data according to partner(s) direction and write report(s); and support Partners in presenting findings to relevant organisations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Start date

14 August 2023

End date

31 August 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Dependent on performance of Suppliers and DPS.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot / Catgory 2: Physical Collection of Mobile Coverage & Performance Data

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
  • 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
  • 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG1 - Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
  • UKL2 - East Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Data Capture: in this Lot / Category, Partners are looking for solutions from Suppliers to collect data through Drive, Train, Cycle, and Walk trials within a given area. This can involve the Supplier undertaking the data collection on behalf of the Partners or the provision of equipment for partner(s) to collect the data themselves e.g., using fleet vehicles.

Data Presentation: a solution that analyses the collected data in such a way to provide meaningful intelligence.

Professional Services: to create bespoke interrogation queries of the data to support Partners' requirement(s); analysis of the data according to partner(s) direction and write report(s); and support Partners in presenting findings to relevant organisations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Start date

14 August 2023

End date

31 August 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Dependent on performance of Suppliers and DPS.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot / Category 3: Professional Services - Reporting and Technical Support

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services
  • 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG1 - Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
  • UKL2 - East Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Partners are looking for Suppliers to support our Understanding Mobile Connectivity project by providing professional services to analyse, collate, identify, and present findings from the data collected, through reports and supporting Partners in presenting within and outside the Partners.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

Start date

14 August 2023

End date

31 August 2023

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Dependent on performance of Suppliers and DPS.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

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

31 August 2028

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Previous Contract Notice was published 8th June 2023.

Reference 2023/S 000-016315

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

London

Country

United Kingdom