Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/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
Network and Data Cabling Framework Agreement
Reference number
NCCT42614
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
Norfolk County Council has appointed network and data cabling specialists with experience of the following to a framework agreement:• working in education establishments, corporate and public environments• working to the DfE’s recommended specifications for education settings as detailed in their publication ‘Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges’• working flexibly around the customer • working around vulnerable people And who can provide staff who have a DBS check
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: £600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32580000 - Data equipment
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ICT Solutions is a traded service, operated by Norfolk County Council, working within its IMT Department, supporting a number of education establishments with their ICT where requested.In order to ensure that education establishments, the Council and its corporate estate, and its partners have the opportunity to enter in to new arrangements when required, and that best meet their needs, we have let a framework agreement for network and data cabling requirements to ensure that the specialist nature of this work is able to be bought with assurance that the suppliers on the framework are able to meet their specific needs.Norfolk County Council has appointed network and data cabling specialists with experience of the following:• working in education establishments, corporate and public environments• working to the DfE’s recommended specifications for education settings as detailed in their publication ‘Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges’• working flexibly around the customer • working around vulnerable people And who can provide staff who have a DBS check
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The value of the agreement above is the anticipated value of the Framework Agreement over its lifetime.Please note that there is no guarantee of work.
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
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 000-007863
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NCCT42614
Title
Network and Data Cabling Framework Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Comm-Tech Voice and Data Ltd
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dutton Communications Ltd
Raveningham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Professional Cabling Solutions Ltd
King's Lynn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.