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Published 13 Dec 2022, 13:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and aftercare of callblocking equipment for consumers who are situationally vulnerable and are subject to scam and nuisance calls

Official notice

Authority: TRADING STANDARDS SOUTH EAST LIMITED

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£463,000≈ £427k / year
Submissions closed 20 Jan 2023awarded 10 Feb 2023
Awarded to Truecall Limited
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 29 Feb 2024 · extension options published · starts 10 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team working with Trading Standards South East Limited (TSSEL) are interested in receiving tenders from suppliers of call blocking equipment that will prevent scam and nuisance calls from reaching people who are situationally vulnerable and are being targeted by these type of calls. The NTS Scams Team and TSSEL are seeking a UK-wide supply of call blocking equipment into domestic properties, with on-going product support and customer services (including warranty).

CPV: Telecommunications equipment and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 1 mo
Contract period: 10 Feb 2023 – 29 Feb 2024 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for a further two years, in one year increments. · with the option to extend for a further two years, in one year increments.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
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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Dec 2022, 13:44 GMT
Last source update
22 Mar 2023, 11:02 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
TSSEL22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008286
Classification (CPV)
Telecommunications equipment and supplies
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d01 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
20 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 → 20 Jun 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    10 Feb 2023
  4. Notice published
    22 Mar 2023, 11:02 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    20 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Mar 2023, 11:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £463,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Truecall Limited£463,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 008286-2023-1 · Truecall Limited

    Signed
    10 Feb 2023
    Value
    £463,000
    Period
    … – 29 Feb 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRADING STANDARDS SOUTH EAST LIMITED

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawSocial protection Consort House,Queensway, REDHILL, South East, RH11YBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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