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Published 9 Feb 2021, 12:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR TO THE SHARED RURAL NETWORK (SRN)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Architecture & Engineering (71)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£250,000≈ £50k / year
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2021
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Mar 2026 · starts 31 Mar 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DCMS is seeking to Appoint an individual that will provide an assessment of the MNO’s capabilities to deliver their objectives within the SRN programme. The role of the Independent Assessor is to monitor the progress of the TNS deployment, through the DMSL’s TNS Delivery Framework and in line with Ofcom’s Notice of Compliance Verification Methodology. The Independent Assessor will provide external scrutiny and challenge to DMSL as they deliver SRN. The Contract will be in place from 26 March 2021 to 25 March 2026 - A contract term of 5 years , with The total budget, is proposed at £250,000 (exclusive of VAT) with an the option of an extension for a further 12 months.

CPV: Communications network · Internet network · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations · Telecommunication consultancy services · Telecommunications network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1DCMS is seeking to appoint an SRN Independent Assessor who will provide an assessment… 5 yrsPublished value£250,000

DCMS is seeking to appoint an SRN Independent Assessor who will provide an assessment of the MNO’s capabilities to deliver their objectives within the SRN programme. The Shared Rural Network will provide coverage to 280,000 premises and 16,000km of roads, with the biggest improvements in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

There will also be further indirect improvements over time, including a boost to ‘in car’ coverage on around 45,000 km of road, and better indoor coverage in around 1.2m business premises and homes.

The Contract will be in place from 26 March 2021 to 25 March 2026 - A contract term of 5 years , with the option of an extension for a further 12 months. The Project has a total budget of £250,000

Contract period: 31 Mar 2021 – 30 Mar 2026 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required
32412000 Communications network32412100 Telecommunications network32412110 Internet network71316000 Telecommunication consultancy services

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
Closed
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
9 Feb 2021, 12:32 GMT
Last source update
9 Feb 2021, 12:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
102282
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002588
Classification (CPV)
Communications networkInternet networkServices furnished by business, professional and specialist organisationsTelecommunication consultancy servicesTelecommunications network
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029183 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The maximum budget, including extension options, is £250,000 excluding VAT. Please note that, while not the only criteria, pricing is a key element of our evaluation criteria. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Services-furnished-by-business%2C-professional-and-specialist-organisations./64D9D29XJ7 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/64D9D29XJ7 GO Reference: GO-202129-PRO-17765314

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT

Timeline

9 Feb 2021 → 31 Mar 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Feb 2021, 12:32 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    9 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    31 Mar 2021, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsRecreation, culture and religion United Kingdom 100 Parliament Street, London, UK, SW1A 2BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.