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Published 12 Mar 2024, 18:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: DIGITAL MOBILE SPECTRUM LIMITED

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 May 2024awarded 1 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DMSL managed a tender on behalf of the mobile network operators (EE, Telefonica, Three and Vodafone, collectively the "Contracting Organisations") to appoint a supplier who is able to provide field operations and maintenance services for Mobile Telecoms Base Station Sites. Each of the Contracting Organisations is a signatory to the Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework Agreement.

Neither DMSL nor the Contracting Organisations are contracting authorities. This tender was conducted voluntarily under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR") as call offs awarded under the framework will be contracts subsidised by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) within the meaning of Regulation 13 of the PCR.

The aim of the procurement was to appoint suppliers who are able to provide field operations and maintenance services to support mobile telecom base station sites that are funded under the Shared Rural Network ("SRN") programme.

Call offs may be awarded by the MNOs or their build organisations.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 5 bids received (2.5 per place) · 2 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1DMSL managed a tender, on behalf of the Contracting Organisations, to appoint…AwardedPublished value£50,000,000

DMSL managed a tender, on behalf of the Contracting Organisations, to appoint suppliers to a Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework, to provide field operations and maintenance services to support mobile telecom base station sites that are funded under the SRN programme.

Services could include:

  • Passive and active maintenance,
  • Planned preventative maintenance,
  • Reactive maintenance,
  • Supporting services, and
  • Site support
Delivery: UK
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Mar 2024, 18:37 GMT
Last source update
22 Nov 2024, 12:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 May 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037807
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installationsTelecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0447ea Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

DMSL will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by DMSL as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful.

Publisher note: Expressions of interest to participate in this procurement should be made online on the SRN Procurement Portal at https://award.commercedecisions.com/srn/web/project/189fc7bf-2a56-4df8-9640-56bd425fb825/register Instructions on how to register your interest on the SRN Procurement Portal can be found here https://srn.org.uk/procurement-portal-guidance . If you have any difficulties registering then please contact the Award support team on [email protected] or 01235 313551 (UK number) (open Monday to Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm, excluding public and bank holidays). NOTE that, if an applicant has previously registered on the SRN Procurement Portal for an earlier procurement, it will not have to register the company again on the Portal and should follow the guidance in the document mentioned in the previous paragraph in order to get access to this procurement. Applicants will be required to agree to the Non-Disclosure Agreement and Conflict of Interest Declaration before being granted access to the procurement documents. The procurement will be run as an Open procedure to select two suppliers for a framework. All selection criteria will be stated in the procurement documents. Variant bids will not be accepted. Tenders will need to be open for acceptance for 12 months from the date of receipt of tenders. DMSL considers that this field operations and maintenance services framework may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises. Any selection of suppliers will be based solely on the criteria set out for this Field Operations and Maintenance Services Procurement. The Contracting Organisations wish to award contracts to suppliers who will take sole responsibility for delivery of all services contracted for under this framework. For clarity, applicants may use sub-contractors to deliver the services. Parent Company Guarantees may be required at DMSL and the Contracting Organisations' discretion. Further details will be provided in the procurement documents. Neither DMSL nor the Contracting Organisations will accept multiple applications for this procurement from the same entity/economic operator. DMSL and the Contracting Organisations expressly reserve the right not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of the Contract Notice. In no circumstances will DMSL or the Contracting Organisations be liable for any costs, expenses, fees or charges (including third party costs) incurred by those expressing interest in and/or participating in dialogue and/or tendering for this opportunity. No contract (whether implied or otherwise) for the Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework or Call off contract under it shall exist between any applicant and the Contracting Organisations until such time as such field operations and maintenance services framework or Call off is executed with a supplier. No minimum volume or purchase value is guaranteed for any supplier. DMSL and the Contracting Organisations reserve the right to make any changes to the procurement as they may require at any time with no liability on their part (including to change, suspend, stop or terminate the process and not award a contract and/or to reject any or all bids at any time).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 May 2024, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2024 → 22 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 May 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Nov 2024, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2024, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework

    Signed
    1 Nov 2024
    Value
    £50,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DIGITAL MOBILE SPECTRUM LIMITED

Contracting authorityUK InstitutionTelecommunications GB-COH: 08247385 24/25 The Shard, LONDON, London, SE19SGContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.