Official UK procurement notice
Telecommunications Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Jisc (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe framework agreements are for transmission services, including (but not limited to) leased circuits, dark fibre, wide area Ethernet and xDSL. Leased circuits and wide area Ethernet services are typically required at bandwidths of 1Gbit/s and above. Organisations entitled to use the Framework may wish to procure circuits with a range of bandwidths including lower bandwidth circuits. Whilst suppliers might be asked to supply lower bandwidth circuits on occasion entry to the framework will be limited to bidders that can supply a minimum of 1Gbit/s circuits.
Bidders were invited to provide a response to one or both lots.
Lot 1: Managed Transmission Services
In Lot 1, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services.
Lot 2: Dark Fibre
In Lot 2, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre.
CPV: Telecommunications services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.3 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £8,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Managed Circuits OnlyCancelledRenewalceiling above
In Lot 1, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services.
3 suppliers have been appointed to Lot 1.
The scope of the framework covers purchases by JSL, Jisc, any Jisc subsidiaries and its members. It also covers purchases by Higher Education institutions, Further Education and Specialist Colleges Research Council establishments in the UK, Charities and Third sector organisations, and by any other organisations connected to or eligible to connect to the Janet network, including Local Authorities, Regional Broadband Consortia, or other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research.
Many of the above organisations are members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These consortia are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions. Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework.
Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:
www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members… ↗
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Services may also be provided to other National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) internationally and onward to their respective customers, either directly or via GÉANT. GÉANT Home (geant.org)
Lot #2Dark FibreCancelledRenewalceiling above
In Lot 2, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre.
3 suppliers have been appointed to Lot 2.
The scope of the framework covers purchases by JSL, Jisc, any Jisc subsidiaries and its members. It also covers purchases by Higher Education institutions, Further Education and Specialist Colleges Research Council establishments in the UK, Charities and Third sector organisations, and by any other organisations connected to or eligible to connect to the Janet network, including Local Authorities, Regional Broadband Consortia, or other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research.
Many of the above organisations are members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These consortia are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions. Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework.
Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at:
www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members… ↗
HEAnet - Who We Are
Services may also be provided to other National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) internationally and onward to their respective customers, either directly or via GÉANT. GÉANT Home (geant.org)
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Telecommunications Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, 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
- 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Mar 2023, 14:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2023, 13:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
Proc2130- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024952- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b37cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Limited has incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. That standstill period, was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Article 91 provides 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).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2023 → 24 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 Aug 2023, 13:21 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2023- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2023, 13:21 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Aug 2023, 13:21 BST
Published amendments (1)
Please note that the deadline for responses has been extended to 24th April 2023.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Telecommunications Framework
- Signed
- 21 Aug 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Telecommunications Framework
- Signed
- 21 Aug 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Telecommunications Framework
- Signed
- 21 Aug 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LtdReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- ITS Technology Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Neos Networks LimitedFramework contractor
- Telcom Networks LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria