Essex County Council: 0454 Superfast Essex Broadband Phase 3

UK-Chelmsford: Telecommunications services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Essex County Council
       PO Box 4, Chelmsford, CM1 1LX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3330320865, Email: paul.french@essex.gov.uk
       Contact: Paul French
       Main Address: http://www.essex.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.essex.gov.uk/Business-Partners/Supplying-Council/Pages/default.aspx
       NUTS Code: UKH3

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: 0454 Superfast Essex Broadband Phase 3            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         64200000 - Telecommunications services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Essex County Council sought to appoint one or several partners to deliver Phase 3 of its Superfast Essex broadband programme.
Superfast Essex is part of the UK national broadband initiative overseen by DCMS under its Broadband Delivery UK programme. Further information on Superfast Essex can be found on the programme website:www.superfastessex.org The procurement was split into four lots. Suppliers bid for one, several or all lots. The lots were:
Lot 1 — Uttlesford District;
Lot 2 — Central North;
Lot 3 — Tendring District;
Lot 4 — South East.

This award notice is for the award of lot 3 (award notice ref 2017/S 137-281421 has already been placed for lots 1,2 and 4)

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 4,928,730
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Lot 3 - Tendring District   
      Lot No:3

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            72315000 - Data network management and support services.
            50334400 - Communications system maintenance services.
            50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment.
            45232300 - Construction and ancillary works for telephone and communication lines.
            32571000 - Communications infrastructure.
            32562200 - Optical telecommunication cables.
            32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system.
            32412100 - Telecommunications network.
            32425000 - Network operating system.
            32420000 - Network equipment.
            32424000 - Network infrastructure.
            32412000 - Communications network.
            32412110 - Internet network.
            32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies.
            32570000 - Communications equipment.
            45000000 - Construction work.
            45231600 - Construction work for communication lines.
            45232332 - Ancillary works for telecommunications.
            50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services.
            51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment.
            64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services.
            72400000 - Internet services.
            32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment.
            45232340 - Mobile-telephone base-stations construction work.
            45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment.
            64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services.
            51000000 - Installation services (except software).
            71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services.
            72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services.
            79340000 - Advertising and marketing services.
            79342000 - Marketing services.
            32521000 - Telecommunications cable.
            32522000 - Telecommunications equipment.
            32523000 - Telecommunications facilities.
            32524000 - Telecommunications system.
            32572000 - Communications cable.
            32562100 - Optical-fibre cables for information transmission.
            32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment.
            32562300 - Optical-fibre cables for data transmission.
            65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services.
            45314300 - Installation of cable infrastructure.
            45314310 - Installation of cable laying.
            72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH3 - Essex
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Essex
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This lot largely comprises the administrative area of Tendring district, which is a rural district with a significant
coast line where the remaining premises requiring superfast connectivity are situated in rural locations.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 70
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2016/S 219-400156
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 0454    
   Lot Number: 3    
   Title: Lot 3 - Tendring District

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 30/11/2017

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         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

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             British Telecommunications plc
             York TEC, Askham Field Lane, Askham Bryan, York, YO23 3PS, United Kingdom
             Internet address: http://www.btplc.com/
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 4,928,730
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=292275562

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court
          Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2079476000

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/12/2017