Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
UK Strategic Command Commercial, Coltman House, DMS Whittington
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Business Internet for the MNJTF in N'Djamena
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72411000 - Internet service providers ISP
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of an Internet Service for Authority personnel based at a location in N'Djamena, Chad
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: £218,654.76
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- TD - Chad
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of minimum 10Mb/s download speed Internet Service to Authority personnel at a location in N'Djamena, Chad
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70%
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x 12 Month Option Periods
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
After posting a Contract Notice and supporting ITT on Find a Tender Service (FTS) on 15/06/2021, no tenders were received by the tender submission deadline of 15/07/2021. In accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015), a decision was then made to change the procedure from Open to Negotiated without Prior Publication and offer a Contract Single Source to the incumbent Contractor. A Voluntary Transparency Notice was published to FTS on 29/07/2021 and following a standstill period of 10 calendar days, an offer of contract was made on 10/08/2021.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-018162
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
701553572
Title
Provision of Business Internet for the MNJTF in N'Djamena
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 August 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ETS Nordcom
1 Rue Domayo, Boulevard du Renouveau, Immeuble El Saïd, 1st Floor, Door 07
Maroua
PO.BOX 527
Country
Cameroon
NUTS code
- CM - Cameroon
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £218,654.76
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
MOD Main Building, Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB
Country
United Kingdom