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Published 5 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£474,000exc. VAT18.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2024awarded 1 Oct 2024
Awarded to AFFINI TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of London Corporation (the "City") awarded a contract for a Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System

The duration of the contract will be for 36 months.

CPV: Communications network · Installation services of radio equipment · Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment · Portable radios · Radio equipment · Radio network · Radio receivers · Radio transmission apparatus with reception apparatus · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The City of London Corporation (the "City") has contracted for a Barbican and…Awarded

The City of London Corporation (the "City") has contracted for a Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System.

The City requires Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System that is maintained to achieve:

  • A fully operational and secure radio communication system, site wide.
  • A new digital system to replace the current out of date analogue system.
  • Enhancement of connectivity and signal strength.
  • Retainment of existing infrastructure.

The duration of the contract will be for 36 months.

Delivery: London
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: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Envelope: 40%
  • Responsible Procurement: 15%
  • Commercial Envelope: 45%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Technical Envelope: 40
  • Responsible Procurement: 15
  • Technical: Pass/Fail
  • Qualification: Pass/Fail
  • Commercial Envelope: 45
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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
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
5 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038707
Classification (CPV)
Communications networkInstallation services of radio equipmentMaintenance services of radio-communications equipmentPortable radiosRadio equipmentRadio networkRadio receiversRadio transmission apparatus with reception apparatusRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047aff Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that this procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘CapitaleSourcing’ (url: www.capitalesourcing.com). Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below. The estimated total value of the contract is stated in section II.1.5) of this notice and is exclusive of VAT and for the entire duration, including all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_24148 or itt_COL_18487. Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Aug 2024 → 2 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £386,5361 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AFFINI TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDSME£386,536 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Radio Communications System · AFFINI TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    1 Oct 2024
    Value
    £386,536
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City of London, Guildhall, PO Box 270, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AFFINI TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier Stonebridge House Padbury Oaks, Bath Road, West Drayton, England, UB7 0EW, West Drayton, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.