Tender

Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System

  • The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-020565

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047aff

Published 5 July 2024, 12:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

City of London, Guildhall, PO Box 270

London

EC2P 2EJ

Email

Max.Hook@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2076063030

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.capitalesourcing.com

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.capitalesourcing.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.capitalesourcing.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System

Reference number

prj_COL_24148

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32344280 - Portable radios

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The City of London Corporation ( the "City") is looking to tender for the provision of the Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £474,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 32230000 - Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus
  • 32344200 - Radio receivers
  • 32344210 - Radio equipment
  • 32412000 - Communications network
  • 32418000 - Radio network
  • 50333000 - Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment
  • 51311000 - Installation services of radio equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City is looking to tender for the provision of a replacement of the current out of date analogue radio communications systems at both the Barbican Arts Centre and Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a new digital system, which will provide greater bandwidth and more reliability across both facilities.

The duration of the contract will be for 36 months.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Responsible Procurement / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 45

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Quality criterion - Name: Qualification / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Price - Weighting: 45

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

Duration in months

36

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.1.8) 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

15 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

15 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Please note that this procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘CapitaleSourcing’ (url: www.capitalesourcing.com).

Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below.

The estimated total value of the contract is stated in section II.1.5) of this notice and is exclusive of VAT and for the entire duration, including all potential future needs as described within the tender documents.

The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_24148 or itt_COL_18487.

Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.

The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires.

The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators.

The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

Country

United Kingdom