Contract

Modified Framework Value is £30,000,000

  • Secretary of State for the Home Department

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026183

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-028cda

Published 16 August 2024, 3:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Secretary of State for the Home Department

ESMCP Programme, 2nd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France

London

SW1H 9EX

Email

esmcpsupplier@homeoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Modified Framework Value is £30,000,000

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Modification to Supply of Acquisition, Design and Build Services for Telecoms Mast Base Station Sites for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) and Shared Rural Network (SRN)

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 32344240 - Radio tower
  • 44212200 - Towers, lattice masts, derricks and pylons
  • 44212261 - Radio masts
  • 45216100 - Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services
  • 45216120 - Construction work for buildings relating to emergency services
  • 45232340 - Mobile-telephone base-stations construction work
  • 45312330 - Radio aerial installation work

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

The Authority is undertaking a tender to appoint suitably capable and experienced providers of Acquisition, Design and Build (ADB) services for telecoms mast base station sites (including new build, upgrades, Notice To Quit management or decommissioning thereof). These sites are part of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) Extended Area Services (EAS) which consists of a number of telecoms mast sites in rural and remote locations across England, Wales and Scotland including the Highlands and Islands.

The upgrade work will enable these sites to be used by other Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme for their normal commercial use, giving greater industry network coverage in the UK, by utilising sites that were previously economically unviable.

The Framework Agreement(s) will comprise of up to two (2) Suppliers that will provide the ADB Services to the Authority under the terms of the Framework Agreement(s). The Framework Agreement(s) will have a term of four (4) years.

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

Start date

29 October 2021

End date

28 October 2025

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2021/S 000-029199


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

C17178

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

29 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Teligent Limited

71 Queen Victoria Street

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £10,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The values provided in sections V.2.4 and V11.2.3 are not guarantees to Contractors of specific value of business through this Framework Agreement

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Secretary of State for the Home Department

ESMCP Programme, 2nd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Secretary of State for the Home Department

ESMCP Programme, 2nd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France

London

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 32344240 - Radio tower
  • 44212200 - Towers, lattice masts, derricks and pylons
  • 44212261 - Radio masts
  • 45216100 - Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services
  • 45216120 - Construction work for buildings relating to emergency services
  • 45232340 - Mobile-telephone base-stations construction work
  • 45312330 - Radio aerial installation work

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

The Supply of Acquisition, Design and Build Services for Telecoms Mast Base Station Sites for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) and Shared Rural Network (SRN)

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

29 October 2021

End date

28 October 2025

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£30,000,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Teligent Ltd

71 Queen Victoria Street

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

The total value of the Framework Agreement is being uplifted from £20,000,000 ex VAT to £30,000,000

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

An alternative contractor would not be able to take on the completion of ongoing work already instructed to one of the awarded Framework Contractors because they would not be in a position to / would not be willing to take on the design liability. Re-working Acquisition & Design on the Authority's sites would result in duplicated costs and could range between 6 - 12 months in wasted time to conclude those activities.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000