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Expressions of interest are sought for commercial partner/s to provide a managed wide-area network, local area networks, IP voice services, and other managed IP services, referred to as UNiCORN (Unified Communications over Regional Networks), for a ...

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Surrey County Council (on behalf of itself and the contracting authorities identified in Section VI.3).
Penrhyn Road
For the attention of: David Overthrow
KT1 2TW Kingston upon Thames
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://surreycc.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
Public order and safety
Environment
Health
Housing and community amenities
Social protection
Recreation, culture and religion
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
UNiCORN.
(Unified Communications over Regional Networks).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 5: Telecommunications services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity (including local bodies' successors to their functions and organisations created as a result of reorganisation or organisational changes).

NUTS code UKJ23

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Expressions of interest are sought for commercial partner/s to provide a managed wide-area network, local area networks, IP voice services, and other managed IP services, referred to as UNiCORN (Unified Communications over Regional Networks), for a range of public sector organisations in Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity. The Contracting Authority is acting on behalf of a range of public sector stakeholders as defined in Section VI .3 below. Not all public sector stakeholders named, may commit to place an order for any or all services through the procurement process. The Contracting Authority wishes to receive bids from integrators with a track record in providing integrated network solutions as well as telecommunications providers. Telecommunications providers will need to demonstrate interworking with other telecommunications providers to deliver a blended, best value, solution to all locations.
The provider will, inter alia:
- provide reliable managed wide and local area networking and IP voice services to public sector premises and potentially also, if required, to organisations affiliated to the public sector including but not limited to charitable organisations, private sector partners specifically engaged by public sector to deliver public sector services on its behalf and other organisations involved in public sector service delivery;
- sustainably maintain best value as the telecoms market, technology and requirements develop over the life of the contract either by sub-letting short term contracts to a number of network providers or through an alternative equivalent arrangement;
- maintain and implement operational procedures and standards to fulfil and satisfy the demands of the public sector and in response to public sector policy demands;
- evaluate and trial new networking technology for the life of the contract and maintain services in line with evolving business needs and technical opportunities, exploiting relevant opportunities to maximise value from the network infrastructure.
The provider will, inter alia:
- provide technical, commercial, migration, training, support and other associated services,
- work alongside staff from the public sector who will provide specialist business and procedural expertise,

- work with the Superfast Broadband (http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/telecommunications_and_online/7781.aspx) and similar initiatives to extend the availability of broadband services throughout England and, if required, utilise the services to provide elements of the network.

The Awarding Authority does not commit to letting contract(s) for any of the above, should it become evident that it is not economically advantageous to do so. Further detail is included in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which is available from the Bravo procurement portal, see Section II 5 Annex B, until the date specified in Section IV.3.3.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
Powered by BravoSolution eSourcing Technology 8 / 25.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this tender~:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the Powered by BravoSolution eSourcing Technology 7 / 18 eSourcing Portal: https://surrey.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content - Click the "Express Interest” button in the "Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the "Actions” box.
3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to "Reply” or "Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

32000000, 32572000, 32520000, 32417000, 72410000, 64210000, 51300000, 50334400, 45231600, 50332000, 32562200, 32425000, 45232300, 32531000, 45314300, 64227000, 32522000, 32521000, 32420000, 32571000, 32570000, 32524000, 32523000, 32510000, 32428000, 32430000, 32424000, 32413000, 32412110, 32412100, 32412000, 32410000, 32400000, 50330000, 72315000, 64200000, 45232332, 32250000, 32500000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
competitive dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
10033
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 154-256537 of 12.8.2011

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street
EC1A 7AJ London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority (including successors to its functions and organisations created as a result of reorganisation or organisational changes) is procuring the public contract on behalf of itself and the following bodies delivering public services within Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity (including local bodies' successors to their functions and organisations created as a result of reorganisation or organisational changes):

- local authorities (including groups of local authorities) a list of which is available at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/index.htm delivering public services within Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity,

- all health authorities, National Health Service Trusts and Primary Care Trusts, social care organisations and any other person (s) or body established or financed under the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended and future bodies (e.g. Foundation Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups) associated with the delivery of healthcare within Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/about/Pages/authoritiesandtrusts.aspx,

- schools as defined (for Surrey) in http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/education/schools.nsf/WebSchoolsByName?OpenForm,

- schools as defined (for Berkshire) in o Slough Borough Council http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/866.aspx o West Berks Council http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=19107 o Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/schools_colleges.htm o Reading Borough Council www.reading.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools o Wokingham Borough Council http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/schools/ o Bracknell Forest Council http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/learning/learn-schools.htm,

- higher and further education establishments with sites in Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity, as described in http://www.hefce.ac.uk/unicoll/fe and http://www.hefce.ac.uk/unicoll/he,

- any organisation in Surrey, Berkshire or the immediate proximity, that complies with the JANET Connection Policy.

The present connection policy is available at: http://www.ja.net/documents/publications/policy/connection-policy.pdf.

- Surrey Police as defined in http://www.surrey.police.uk/contact/station_location.asp,

- voluntary and community organisations with a presence in Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/AdvancedSearch.aspx,

- local offices of national UK public sector bodies located within Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate environs, listed at http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm,

- Royal Berkshire Fire Authority as defined (for Berkshire) - http://www.rbfrs.co.uk/,

- private sector organisations where such services are required to enable the private sector organisation to provide services under contract to those public sector organisations listed above.
Surrey County Council will be the contracting party for the purpose of the overarching agreement.
This list is intended to list major organisations. This list is not exhaustive or definitive for the duration of the contract. Other, smaller, organisations may also use the services where such organisations use services for the delivery of public services in Surrey, Berkshire and the immediate proximity.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Surrey County Council (on behalf of itself and the contracting authorities
Penrhyn Road
KT1 2TW Kingston upon Thames
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address: http://surreycc.gov.uk

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) the contracting authorities will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the framework agreement award decision is communicated to tenderers. Part 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provides for economic operators who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the Regulations to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow an economic operator to apply to the Court to set aside the award decision before the agreement is entered into.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Surrey County Council (on behalf of itself and the contracting authorities
Penrhyn Road
KT1 2TW Kingston upon Thames
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
3.9.2012