Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Audit of Broadband Installations

UK-London: Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Department of Culture, Media and Sport
       100 Parliament Street, Westminster, London, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072112088, Email: samuel.hancock@dcms.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-digital-culture-media-sport
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   General public services

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Audit of Broadband Installations    
          Reference number: 101063
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services.          
         JA18-2 - For auditing
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      As part of the Scheme’s value for money controls, there is a requirement to conduct audits of certain completed installations to confirm that the installations are compliant with the terms of the scheme.
There could also be a requirement to conduct pre-installation audits.
The Supplier will be required to gather specified information about certain broadband installations which have been funded (or part-funded) by the Scheme.
The locations of the broadband installations which require an Audit will be notified by BDUK to the Supplier on a weekly basis. Suppliers will be required to complete the required audits within a specified timescale.
The Services may be required for installations at any UK postcode.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,000,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Tender for Auditing of Broadband Installations (UK Wide)
         Lot Number: 0          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services.          
      72800000 - Computer audit and testing services.          
      72810000 - Computer audit services.          
      72400000 - Internet services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The Government is providing up to £210m worth of voucher funding as immediate help for people experiencing slow broadband speeds in rural areas. Vouchers worth up to £1,500 for homes and £3,500 for businesses help to cover the costs of installing gigabit broadband to people’s doorsteps. Businesses or residents that are eligible for gigabit vouchers can access the scheme through a supplier.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      About BDUK
Building Digital UK (BDUK) is the Directorate within DCMS responsible for programmes delivering superfast and full fibre networks across the UK and is made up of a number of key programmes.    

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         04/05/2021
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=590885202
GO-202154-PRO-18191566 TKR-202154-PRO-18191565        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/05/2021