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Published 15 Dec 2021, 12:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PROC 21-1271 Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing, Management and Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£3,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2022awarded 11 Jul 2022
Awarded to Cell:cm Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) require a competent Contractor in place for Provision of Radio Masts Portfolio Marketing, Management and Maintenance Services.

The Authority’s radio mast portfolio is situated throughout Scotland.

  • Recurrence: 3-4 years

CPV: Communications equipment · Masts · Mobile-telephone services · Radio masts · Telecommunications equipment · Telecommunications services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contractor will be required to:AwardedRenewal

The Contractor will be required to:

  • manage and supervise access to the radio sites;
  • arrange annual condition surveys;
  • manage a maintenance programme;
  • market sites for sharing;
  • Radio sharers and ground lease rent reviews/lease renewals;
  • manage existing sharing contracts and new installation projects;
  • decommissioning from masts; and
  • rates recovery.

It is to be noted that Police Scotland will be responsible for sending licence and any other invoices (rates, electricity, track recharges etc.) to Sharers and for debt recovery of these invoices (which is not in scope in relation to the Contract).

During the period of the Contract, the Authority and Police Scotland intend to carry out a Strategic Review in relation to the future delivery model in relation to the mast portfolio.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 3 yrs + 4 months -4 years + 4 months if option to extend is taken. Duration includes 1 x 12 month extension at discretion of Authority.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers

    It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.

    Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.

    If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

  • Economic & financial standing

    It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, indicated below:

    Minimum: SPD Question 4B5 - Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, …
  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.

    The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:

    Minimum: SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability With reference to the nature and details of the supplies/services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the supplies/services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years. The …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 3-4 years
First published
15 Dec 2021, 12:15 GMT
Last source update
19 Jul 2022, 12:46 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
PROC 21-1271
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019653
Classification (CPV)
Communications equipmentMastsMobile-telephone servicesRadio mastsTelecommunications equipmentTelecommunications services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030172 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Please see document PROC 21-1271 Contract Notice included in tender docs.

Quality – Category Weight (30%)

Cost – Category Weight (20%)

Service – Category Weight (40%)

Sustainability – Category Weight (10%)

Publisher note: The contract start date shall be the 1st December 2022. The contract period shall be for three (3) years and four (4) months with the option to extend the contract for a further one (1) period of up to twelve (12) months at the sole discretion of the Scottish Police Authority. Anticipated contract value is 2,589,080 GBP ex Vat and the total contract value will not exceed 3,000,000 GBP ex VAT. Contract value includes maintenance budget. (SC Ref:699965)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jan 2022 → 19 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Jul 2022, 12:46 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jul 2022, 12:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cell:cm LimitedSME£3,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019653-2022-PROC 21-1271-1 · Cell:cm LimitedSME

    Signed
    11 Jul 2022
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cell:cm LimitedAwarded supplier Quayside i4, Albion Row, Newcastle upon Tyne, Scotland, NE3 4ESContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.