Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Grid for Learning Trust
9th Floor, 10 Exchange Square, Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2BR
Contact
Mr Terry Brewer
Telephone
+44 2082555555
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Network Services.
Reference number
DN691107
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72400000 - Internet services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The scope of services includes the installation and configuration of full fibre Business Broadband services with ONT/Modem supply with in-life support cover to London Grid for Learning Trust’s (LGfL) School customers.
The services primarily provide secondary backup circuits to the existing primary circuits that will become active should failure of the primary circuits occur. The services shall be provided and monitored of circuit uptime measured on a 24x7x365 basis with a fix-time SLA.
5G reliance is required in the event of outages occurring.
The scope includes different bandwidth speeds and will vary on the type of service needed by customers, Bandwidth options available are 150Mbps, 400Mbps, 1Gbps and 5Gbps.
Term of the resulting Contract - 5 years (60 months)
Procurement conducted under Crown Commercial Services Framework Network Services 2 (RM3808)
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: £30,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72700000 - Computer network services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of services includes the installation and configuration of full fibre Business Broadband services with ONT/Modem supply with in-life support cover to London Grid for Learning Trust’s (LGfL) School customers.
The services primarily provide secondary backup circuits to the existing primary circuits that will become active should failure of the primary circuits occur. The services shall be provided and monitored of circuit uptime measured on a 24x7x365 basis with a fix-time SLA.
5G reliance is required in the event of outages occurring.
The scope includes different bandwidth speeds and will vary on the type of service needed by customers, Bandwidth options available are 150Mbps, 400Mbps, 1Gbps and 5Gbps.
Term of the resulting Contract - 5 years (60 months)
Procurement conducted under Crown Commercial Services Framework Network Services 2 (RM3808)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / 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
Restricted procedure
four.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
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: 2019/S 158-391303
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN691107
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Fibre Limited
32 Page Street
London
SW1P 4EN
Caroline.quirke@communityfibre.co.uk
Telephone
+44 8000820770
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £30,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand,
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand,
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom