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Published 10 Jun 2024, 11:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Data Cabling

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2024awarded 21 Nov 2024
Awarded to IKM Network Communications Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust who acted on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board to seek a TE/ Commscope accredited contractor to provide data cabling services.

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Health Board require a TE/ Commscope accredited contractor to provide data cabling…AwardedRenewal

The Health Board require a TE/ Commscope accredited contractor to provide data cabling services for their extensive infrastructure.

The Health Board requires both cabling and has an extensive amount of various types of fibreoptics, Multi Mode (OM1.2,3,4,5) and Single Mode OS1/OS2 with various end terminations eg ST, LC, SC.

The awarded supplier will be responsible for the storage of their equipment and supplies “off-site” as the Health Board has no space available.

For further detail please visit the Bravo Solutions portal and access the tender documentation.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Within the 60 months stated above, there is an option to extend for up to twenty four months at the Health Board's sole discretion.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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 60
  • Commercial: 40
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Jun 2024, 11:12 BST
Last source update
22 Nov 2024, 08:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
CAV-OJEU-56508
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037752
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e8b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.

Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part, per lot or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed tenders after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. 7. The value stated in this notice is a maximum ceiling value and is not the guaranteed contract value. (WA Ref:146124)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
10 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
5700 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jul 2024 → 22 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Nov 2024, 08:51 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2024, 08:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IKM Network Communications LtdSME£800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Procurement Services, Woodlands House, Maes-Y-Coed Road, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria