Find a TenderAwarded
Published 21 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Network Equipment Refresh · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published value£3,500,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2022awarded 28 Nov 2022
Awarded to Specialist Computer Centres Plc
Contract term 4 yrs 8 moends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 2 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Plymouth is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified supplier, to support in the refreshing of its wired and wireless network infrastructure. The refresh will be carried out as a rolling project of activity over the next 5 years, to be completed by July 2027

CPV: Communications network · Ethernet network · Network cabling · Network components · Network equipment · Network hubs · Network infrastructure · Network system · Networks · Telecommunications network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 8 moPublished value£3,500,000

What it takes to win
i

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: 45%Price: 55%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 45%
  • price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 45
  • Price: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
21 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2023, 14:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
MT1/UoP/NetworkEquipment/032/022
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000407
Classification (CPV)
Communications networkEthernet networkNetwork cablingNetwork componentsNetwork equipmentNetwork hubsNetwork infrastructureNetwork systemNetworksTelecommunications network
Delivery area
South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0377fe Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Nov 2022, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Nov 2022 → 6 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2022, 12:05 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    2 Dec 2022
  4. Notice published
    6 Jan 2023, 14:09 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2023, 14:09 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Additional information in ITT added. Procurement has now concluded.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Specialist Computer Centres Plc£3,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Plymouth

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 1128013 Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL4 8AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.