INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR TO THE SHARED RURAL NETWORK (SRN)

Official notice

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

Services

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Submissions closed 11 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: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Feb 2021, 12:24 GMT
Last source update: 26 Feb 2021, 12:24 GMT
Authority reference: 102282
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-003898
Classification (CPV): Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0296a2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 11 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT

Timeline

26 Feb 2021 → 11 Mar 2021 · 2 dates

Notice published
26 Feb 2021, 12:24 GMT
Submission deadline
11 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT

Notice history

1 release on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2)	9 Mar 2021	11 Mar 2021	+2 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders: · IV.2.7)	9 Mar 2021	11 Feb 2021	-26 d
—	TextShort description: · II.1.4)	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…	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…

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 eval…

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Contracting authorityCentral Government United Kingdom 100 Parliament Street, London, UK, SW1A 2BQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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