Contract

Webcasting & Hybrid Meetings Solution (Council Chambers)

  • North Ayrshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-018949

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03bd4c

Published 4 July 2023, 10:11am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Ayrshire Council

Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

Irvine

KA12 8EE

Contact

Fiona Wilson

Email

fionawilson@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337

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

Webcasting & Hybrid Meetings Solution (Council Chambers)

Reference number

NAC/5149

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32321200 - Audio-visual equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

North Ayrshire Council are seeking a supplier to provide an integrated audio-visual solution within the Council Chambers of Cunninghame House, Irvine to allow hybrid meetings to take place with the option of live streaming of the proceedings to the internet.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32320000 - Television and audio-visual equipment
  • 51310000 - Installation services of radio, television, sound and video equipment
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Main site or place of performance

Council Chambers, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

North Ayrshire Council require an integrated solution to allow the Council Chambers to host wholly physical meetings (where microphones and display screens/arrays may be used) and hybrid meetings (where some participants may be in the Chambers and others participating remotely using the Microsoft Teams remote platform, with both physical and remote attendees able to see and hear each other). The proceedings of wholly physical and hybrid meetings must be capable of being live-streamed to the internet, as required, and a recording retained thereafter.

The contract is to include:

-Installation of AV solution and equipment required to deliver the above

-An assessment of existing Council-owned equipment (microphones, cameras, display screens and speaker sound bars) to establish what is capable of being re-used and upgrade of existing equipment as may be required

-Decommissioning of any equipment not capable of being re-used

-Maintenance of system and ongoing support

-Provision of staff training in use of the system

The contract will be for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The contract will be let under North Ayrshire Council's Terms & Conditions for the Purchase of Goods and any related services (NACTC4).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-010155


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NAC/5149

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:

Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.

Delivery of the contract is location specific.

Quality Management Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.

Health and Safety Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.

Environmental Management Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2.

Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

(SC Ref:737560)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street

Kilmarnock

KA1 1ED

Telephone

+44 1563550024

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/