Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
Contact
Claire Dawson
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Framework Agreement for Connectivity for Educational Establishments
Reference number
NCCT42437
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72410000 - Provider services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council has tendered a framework agreement to appoint partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and Technology Standards for Schools and Colleges (March 2022).
The framework agreement is open to all educational establishments including schools, academies, trusts, federations, Universities and further education colleges, adult learning centres, nurseries, preschools and alternative provisions, to purchase from within the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Essex and all Unitary authorities therein.
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: £3,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72400000 - Internet services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
- UKH1 - East Anglia
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council has tendered a framework agreement to appoint partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and Technology Standards for Schools and Colleges (March 2022).
The framework agreement is open to all educational establishments including schools, academies, trusts, federations, Universities and further education colleges, adult learning centres, nurseries, preschools and alternative provisions, to purchase from within the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Essex and all Unitary authorities therein.
The framework agreement has been let on a 3+1 years basis. No contract awarded from the Framework Agreement will be permitted to extend beyond 31st August 2030.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Onboarding and migration activity / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Technical infrastructure / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Service delivery / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Customer service and support / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Net zero / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: 2022/S 000-015333
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eastern Telephones Limited
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Companies House
05207395
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rydal Communications Limited
Peterborough
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH11 - Peterborough
Companies House
06738960
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Talk Straight Ltd
Ilkley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
Companies House
05657023
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MLL Telecom
Marlow
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House
02657917
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The value of the framework agreement is based on the anticipated total spend by all users of the framework over its potential 4 year term.
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.