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Published 20 Feb 2024, 15:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Station End Equipment (Hardware, Support and Installation)

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Mar 2024awarded 14 Jun 2024
Awarded to Multitone Electronics Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract to procure station end hardware, support and potentially installation for their respective fire and rescue services.The procurement was led by Norfolk County Council on behalf of the two Councils. The procurement was for 2 separate contracts.

CPV: Data-processing machines (hardware) · Hardware · Hardware installation services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council and Hertfordshire County Council had a need to procure station…AwardedPublished value£900,000

Norfolk County Council and Hertfordshire County Council had a need to procure station end hardware, installation and support.This procurement is being led by Norfolk County Council on behalf of the two Council’s. The winning bidder has been awarded one contract with Norfolk County Council and one with Hertfordshire County Council i.e. this will not be a 3 way contract.

Delivery: East of England · This winning bidder for this procurement will be signing 2 contracts - one with Norfolk County Council and one with Hertfordshire County Council. Delivery will be in Norfolk and Hertfordshire.
Extensions: The 2 contracts will be for 3 years from operational go live date. There is the right in each contract for the relevant Council to extend by a further 2 years.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the procurement documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2024, 15:28 GMT
Last source update
1 Jul 2024, 15:42 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42843
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019972
Classification (CPV)
Data-processing machines (hardware)HardwareHardware installation servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043b86 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per procurement documentation.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: The value in this notice is exclusive of VAT and is for the first 3 years of the contract only.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
22 Mar 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Mar 2024, 11:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Mar 2024 → 1 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Mar 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Mar 2024, 11:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    1 Jul 2024, 15:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Jul 2024, 15:42 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateIV2.222 Mar 20248 Apr 2024+17 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,478,6801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Multitone Electronics Plc£1,478,680 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Station End Equipment (Hardware, Support and Installation) · Multitone Electronics Plc

    Signed
    14 Jun 2024
    Value
    £1,478,680
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Hertfordshire County CouncilContracting authority Hertford, East of EnglandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • nplaw Review body Norwich

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