Platform Housing Group: Mobile Phones

UK-Solihull: Mobile telephones.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Platform Housing Limited
             1700 Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Solihull, B37 7YD, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1217887895, Email: Mohammed.Zabir@platformhg.com
             Contact: Mohammed Zabir
             Main Address: https://www.platformhg.com, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.platformhg.com/
             NUTS Code: UKG
      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: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Solihull:-Mobile-telephones./NJ9Y23CC88
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the address as in Annex A.III       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Mobile Phones       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      32250000 - Mobile telephones.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: Platform Housing Limited (PHL) is a not-for-profit housing organisation that has been established for almost 40 years. PHL provides over 46,000 affordable homes in the Midlands and are building many more homes each year causing PHL’s requirements for mobile telephony to constantly change. The current plan is to build 12,000 homes in the next 5 years. PHL’s aim is to procure a relevant supplier of both mobile handsets and mobile sim connections for a multitude of devices that have connectivity across the entire Midlands.

Any successful tender will go into contract with one of the subsidiaries of PHG – Platform Housing Ltd (PHL), so PHG is unable to contract at the parent company level. PHL also includes one other main contracting authority Platform Property Care Ltd (PPC), many of the devices/sim requirements will be for PPC, however the contract will be lead and in the name of PHL.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 460,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: A conformance specification of:
•Option 1: x260 - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G phones & x300 Apple iPhone 12 5G handsets
•Option 2: x560 -. Samsung Galaxy A52’s

They must have 5G enabled SIMs and suppliers must provide a 5G coverage map and an inclusive list of the areas where 4G would cover in their absence.
•x560 - 5G sims are required to replace the 4G sim connections whilst keeping 1,036 4G sims with connection. Please see Section 4 - The Requirement.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
                        
            Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 460,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: A conformance specification of:
•Option 1: x260 - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G phones & x300 Apple iPhone 12 5G handsets
•Option 2: x560 -. Samsung Galaxy A52’s

They must have 5G enabled SIMs and suppliers must provide a 5G coverage map and an inclusive list of the areas where 4G would cover in their absence.
•x560 - 5G sims are required to replace the 4G sim connections whilst keeping 1,036 4G sims with connection. Please see Section 4 - The Requirement.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: Yes
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NJ9Y23CC88       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      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    
         Framework agreement with a single operator       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 25/03/2022 Time: 16:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 29/03/2022
         Time: 12:00
         Place:
         Solihull
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Solihull:-Mobile-telephones./NJ9Y23CC88

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NJ9Y23CC88
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Platform Housing Limited
       1700 Solihull Parkway, , Birmingham Business Park Solihull B37 7YD, Solihull, B37 7YD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3332007304, Email: richard.jones@platformhg.com
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 08/03/2022

Annex A

   
   III) Addresses and contact points to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
       Platform Housing Limited
       1700 Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Solihull, B37 7YD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3332007304, Email: Mohammed.Zabir@platformhg.com
       Main Address: https://www.platformhg.com
       NUTS Code: UKG