Official UK procurement notice
SOL - WMPSN2 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Networks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SMBC is undertaking a modification of the contract during its term to incumbent…
SMBC is undertaking a modification of the contract during its term to incumbent supplier, Virgin Media Business. This procurement has been conducted pursuant to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. Article 72, 1(b) - Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases- (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor-
(i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or
(ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,
The WMPSN2 contract will run for 12 months from November 18th 2023 to November 17th 2024.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Aug 2023, 12:28 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Aug 2023, 12:28 BST
- Authority reference
SOL - 8805- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023871- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Media Business LtdSOL - West Midlands Public Services Network (WMPSN2) | £15,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SOL - West Midlands Public Services Network (WMPSN2) · Virgin Media Business Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Nov 2020
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
- Change The modification is limited to extending the contract duration for a further 12months limiting spend to up to 50% of the initial contract value. The service specification, terms and conditions of contract, service level agreement and annual charge rates have not been modified. Therefore, the modification of the contract is not deemed to be substantial, as defined in Regulation 72.1 (8). In accordance with Regulation 72.1 (b) the modification of the contract shall not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: A large amount of resource has been invested by Partners in implementing WAN and associated technology over the course of the WMPSN1 contract. The purpose of the WMPSN2 contract was to secure the extension of existing supplies and installations from the incumbent supplier, for a reduced number of Partners. A change of supplier at this stage would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties for Solihull and the WMPSN Partners. A significant number of circuits have been laid in the ground by VMB over the course of WMPSN and are in good working order. Changing supplier could involve current circuits being replaced by new circuits which would cause disproportionate technical difficulties for Partners in a short-term contract. With the advent of Local Full Fibre Network and 5G, both of which opens options for Partners to procure solutions for future connectivity requirements. Therefore, Partners will only require a short-term extension of no longer than 18 months to complete exercises and move away from WMPSN2, pursuant to the contract term allowed under Directive 2014/24/EU, Article 72, 1(b) The proposed modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract as the only element of the contract to be changed is the duration. The service specification, terms and conditions of contract, service level agreement and annual charge rates have not been modified. The increase in duration would not cause the overall price to exceed 50% of the value of the original contract
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Virgin Media Business LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.