Official UK procurement notice
Academies for Character Excellence Communications, Security & VolP Partner
Authority: Academies for Character & Excellence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.2.2 ACE wishes to engage a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP Service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1ACE wishes to engage a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
ACE wishes to engage a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP Service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
This ITT is being issued as a two-stage competitive procurement conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) as follows:
- Stage 1 evaluation – Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
- Stage 2 evaluation – Award Questionnaire
A single contract will be awarded and will run for a period of five (5) years with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months commencing on 1st June 2024).
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 59.5
- Price: 40.5
- price: 40.5
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: 40.5
- Quality: 59.5
- Price: 40.5
- Suitability
As per the information contained in the Selection Questionnaire
- Price carries 81 of 140.5 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.1 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 6 Dec 2023, 08:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2024, 11:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021774- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0421faFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As per the Service Level Agreement Table in the Award Questionnaire
Publisher note: (MT Ref:231512)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
12 Jan 2024 → 16 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected30 Jan 2024
- Notice published16 Jul 2024, 11:10 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2024, 11:10 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talk Straight Limited | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021774-2024-001-1 · Talk Straight Limited
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2024
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Talk Straight GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria