Digitally Excluded Learners Connectivity (Covid-19)

Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 23 public authorities

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£1,692,491published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 May 2020no call for competition

Awarded to British Telecommunications Plc +3 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supporting Welsh Government's 'Stay Safe, Safe Learning’ campaign and specifically assisting digitally excluded learners across Wales, which has been exasperated by the COVID-19 outbreak.

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Telecommunications network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales · Within all local authorities across Wales.

30200000 Computer equipment and supplies 32412100 Telecommunications network

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Mar 2021, 14:48 GMT
Last source update: 15 Mar 2021, 14:48 GMT
Authority reference: PROC10/20/IE
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005199
Classification (CPV): Computer equipment and suppliesOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packagesTelecommunications network
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029bc0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: There was a need to respond to the COVID-19 consequences immediately because of a loss of existing provision at short notice; The need to react to a situation that is a genuine emergency, not planning for one. The COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something you should have predicted. It was impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCRs. There was no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation;There was no time to place a call off contract under an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system.The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority, Caerphilly CBC did not do anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:109060)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,692,4911 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
British Telecommunications Plc, CENTERPRISE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Neverware Europe (UK), VODAFONE LIMITEDjoint award	£1,692,491 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005199-2021-PROC10/20/IE-1 · British Telecommunications Plc, CENTERPRISE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Neverware Europe (UK), VODAFONE LIMITED
Signed
1 May 2020
Value
£1,692,491
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

23 public bodies on the notice

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEducation Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, CF82 7PGContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilContracting authority Ebbw Vale, WalesContact email, phone
Bridgend County Borough CouncilContracting authority Bridgend, WalesContact email, phone
Cardiff CouncilContracting authority Cardiff, WalesContact email, phone
Carmarthenshire County CouncilContracting authority Carmarthen, WalesContact email, phone
City & County of SwanseaContracting authority Swansea, WalesContact email, phone
Conwy County Borough CouncilContracting authority Conwy, WalesContact email, phone
Cyngor Gwynedd CouncilContracting authority Caernarfon, WalesContact email, phone
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilContracting authority Aberystwyth, WalesContact email, phone
Denbighshire County CouncilContracting authority Ruthin, WalesContact email, phone
Flintshire County CouncilContracting authority Flintshire, WalesContact email, phone
Isle of Anglesey County CouncilContracting authority Anglesey., WalesContact email, phone
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilContracting authority Merthyr Tydfil, WalesContact email, phone
Monmouthshire County CouncilContracting authority Usk, WalesContact email, phone
Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilContracting authority Port Talbot, WalesContact email, phone
Newport City CouncilContracting authority Newport, WalesContact email, phone
Pembrokeshire County CouncilContracting authority Pembrokeshire, WalesContact email, phone
Powys County CouncilContracting authority Llandrindod Wells, WalesContact email, phone
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBCContracting authority Tonypandy, WalesContact email, phone
Torfaen County Borough CouncilContracting authority Torfaen, WalesContact email, phone
Vale of Glamorgan CouncilContracting authority BARRY, WalesContact email, phone
Welsh GovernmentContracting authority Cardiff, WalesContact email, phone
Wrexham County Borough CouncilContracting authority Wrexham, WalesContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCAwarded supplier BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC, 81 Newgate St, LONDON, UK, EC1A7AJ
Centerprise InternationalAwarded supplier Lime Tree Way, Hampshire Int Business Park, Chineham, Basingstoke, UK, RG248GQ
Neverware Europe (UK)Awarded supplier WeWork 10 York Road, London, UK, SE17ND
VodafoneAwarded supplier Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, UK, RG142FN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.