Official UK procurement notice
New College Swindon mobile phone services mini comp
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA mini-competition run under the Jisc telephony DPS.
CPV: Mobile-telephone services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As a result of the College merger in August 2020, New College Swindon have been…Awarded
As a result of the College merger in August 2020, New College Swindon have been operating with 2 providers of mobile phone services. Both contracts have now expired and the majority of services are now on a rolling contract. Current services are being provided via a number of networks and most users have been allocated 2gb data per month with a small number on 4gb/10gb/24gb and the College Principal with unlimited use. One contract currently has 49 users with shared data and the other has 143 users with most having 2gb data allocated per month. Key Service Deliverables
- A single network provider
- A single mobile services provider
- Ability to retain current mobile phone numbers
- Ability to transfer all current mobile services to a new provider without delay in service
- To base a shared data allowance on the current monthly data usage(circa 535gb)
- A sim only contract
- Ability to terminate mobile numbers with immediate effect with no repercussions
- A minimum phone line contract duration
- A single contract with a total service provider for 5 years
- A fixed SLA for the contract duration
- An online service providing the college with MI reporting on real-time data usage and phone line allocation
- The ability to add to or reduce the college service requirements
- A simple, fixed, clear set of charges with no hidden costs
- All service terminology must be clearly explained
- Provision of an account manager available during normal working hours
- Any unused data allowance to be carried into the following month and not lost
- Unlimited texts and calls
- Ability to cap data use by phone line
- Data roaming for approx. 10 employees worldwide
- Ability to make international calls for approx. 10 employees
- Ability to block and unblock international calls
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Requirements: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Requirements: 30
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Restricted 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Apr 2023, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2023, 16:24 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2122- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010707- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Telecommunications Management LimitedSME | £63,360 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
New College Swindon mobile phone services mini comp · Midland Telecommunications Management LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2023
- Value
- £63,360
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Midland Telecommunciations Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.