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Published 29 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

S1110A (2021) Fixed Lines Telephony Services

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 19 Apr 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contracting entity intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it shall appoint an economic

operator to enter into a framework agreement for the provision of fixed lines telephony services. The framework

agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of

up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

CPV: Communication land-line rental · IP telephone services · Local telephone services · Telecommunications services · Telephone and data transmission services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of a fixed line telephony servicesAwarded

The provision of a fixed line telephony services. NIE Networks require a solution capable of supporting NIE

Network’s requirement to make and receive calls to and from the public telephone network over a range of

technologies including ISDN30e, ISDN2e and PSTN lines.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland

Extensions: The framework agreement will be for a period of five(5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional three(3) year period, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

64200000 Telecommunications services 64210000 Telephone and data transmission services 64211100 Local telephone services 64214400 Communication land-line rental 64215000 IP telephone services

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: 20%Price: 80%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 20%
Price: 80%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“S1110A (2021) Fixed Lines Telephony Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Authority reference: S1110A
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-009357
Classification (CPV): Communication land-line rentalIP telephone servicesLocal telephone servicesTelecommunications servicesTelephone and data transmission services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02abfe Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Apr 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

S1110A (2021) Fixed Lines Telephony Services
Signed
19 Apr 2021
Value
£2,412,882
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity 120 Malone Road,, Belfast,, Northern Ireland, BT9 5HTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview contact point Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

BT Group PLCFramework contractor 81 Newgate Street, London, UK, EC1A 7AJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.