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Published 1 Mar 2024, 16:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

5G O-RAN Radio Units to support new mobile network within Bath City Centre

Official notice

Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£172,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2024awarded 30 May 2024
Awarded to Benetel Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

20 high-specification 5G O-RAN Radio Units to support a new 7.2x split fronthaul network implementation, and 24 months of software maintenance and technical and integration support.

CPV: Data-communications equipment · Network infrastructure

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£172,000
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Mar 2024, 16:39 GMT
Last source update
26 Jun 2024, 16:07 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN713676
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019574
Classification (CPV)
Data-communications equipmentNetwork infrastructure
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0444dd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Apr 2024 → 26 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Jun 2024, 16:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2024, 16:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £172,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 30 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Benetel Limited£172,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019574-2024-1 · Benetel Limited

    Signed
    30 May 2024
    Value
    £172,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Keynsham Civic Centre, Market Walk, Keynsham, South West, BS31 1FSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • B&NES CouncilReview body Bath
  • Bath & North East Somerset CouncilReview body Bath

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.