Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Telephone
+44 1234567890
Fax
+44 1234567890
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Broadcasting
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Internet Domain Portfolio Management
Reference number
PROC/2020/56/SL
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
The BBC holds a large number of internet domain names for its services and content and is seeking the provision of an internet domain name supplier to manage the registration, renewals, transfers and general management of its portfolio of generic and international domain names.
The BBC has a combined portfolio of generic (gTLD), sponsored (sTLD) and International Country Code (ccTLD) internet domain names currently being managed by an external domain management supplier. The management of the portfolio includes all aspects of registrations, renewals, transfers and DNS management with the exception of hosting of associated domain name content.
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: £525,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The BBC holds a large number of internet domain names for its services and content and is seeking the provision of an internet domain name supplier to manage the registration, renewals, transfers and general management of its portfolio of generic and international domain names.
The BBC has a combined portfolio of generic (gTLD), sponsored (sTLD) and International Country Code (ccTLD) internet domain names currently being managed by an external domain management supplier. The management of the portfolio includes all aspects of registrations, renewals, transfers and DNS management with the exception of hosting of associated domain name content.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Processing & General Administration / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Migration / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Additional Services / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Information Security / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 100
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001580
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Internet Domain Portfolio Management
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nom-IQ Ltd t/as Com Laude
28-30 Little Russell Street
London
WC1A 2HN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £525,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales
Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane Town
London
EC4A 1NL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
As stated in the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in Regulation 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulation 2015.