Public tender Carlisle 2013 Cumbria County Council is in the final stages of securing a supplier to maximise the coverage of superfast broadband across Cumbria with the aim that at least 90% of properties are able to receive speeds in excess 30 mbps. The project is known as ... 2013-01-29

Cumbria County Council is in the final stages of securing a supplier to maximise the coverage of superfast broadband across Cumbria with the aim that at least 90% of properties are able to receive speeds in excess 30 mbps. The project is known as ...

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Cumbria County Council
Corporate Procurement, Barras Lane, Dalston
For the attention of: Mike Farren
CA5 7NY Carlisle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1228221745
E-mail:

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract

Connecting Cumbria - ERDF Business Support Programme.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Throughout Cumbria.

NUTS code UKD

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)

Cumbria County Council is in the final stages of securing a supplier to maximise the coverage of superfast broadband across Cumbria with the aim that at least 90% of properties are able to receive speeds in excess 30 mbps. The project is known as Connecting Cumbria. The contract to provide the infrastructure network is expected to be signed this Autumn, for a roll out commencing in Spring 2013 and finishing by the end of 2014.
Investment in the roll out of a superfast broadband network will be underpinned by this separately tendered, integrated business support programme aimed at stimulating the take up of superfast broadband services and ensuring ERDF eligible small and medium sized enterprises across the county of Cumbria take full advantage of its benefits.

II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79000000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

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

Restricted

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

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: NWCE-8Y5PAB Lot title: Connecting Cumbria - ERDF Business Support Programme

V.1)Date of contract award decision:

28.1.2013

V.2)Information about offers

Number of offers received: 5

V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Commendium Ltd
1 Hobson Court Penrith 40 Business Park Gillan Way
CA11 9GQ Penrith

V.4)Information on value of contract

Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 2 500 000 GBP
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 30

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: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

VI.2)Additional information:

Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to

www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left

of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference NWCE-8Y5PAB in the box labelled”
contains” then click search.
Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity
To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the

www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register

"FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your
username and password will be emailed to you.
Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race,
religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes
expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and
the voluntary sector
Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable
legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all
aspects of diversity.

VI.3)Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Mr Conway Stewart
Corporate Procurement The Parkhouse Building Kingmoor Business Park Baron Way
CA6 4SJ Carlisle
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1228221745

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:

29.1.2013

Local authority area

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Cumbria County Council is in the final stages of securing a supplier to maximise the coverage of superfast broadband across Cumbria with the aim that at least 90% of properties are able to receive speeds in excess 30 mbps. The project is known as ...