Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Local Connectivity Services 2023 - 2026
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is a unitary, metropolitan authority located in the West Midlands. SMBC is made of 6 towns (West Bromwich, Oldbury, Tipton, Wednesbury, Smethwick, Rowley Regis). SMBC employs over 4500 people and the offices of the council are carried out over 70 sites within the borough. The Borough Council of Sandwell (the Council) wishes to invite interested parties ("Tenderers") to participate in a Tender exercise to establish a single supplier for the provision of SMBC 21006 Local Connectivity Services to the Council ("the Invitation to Tender")
CPV: Communications cable with multiple electrical conductors · Networking, Internet and intranet software package · Telecommunications cable · Telecommunications cable and equipment · Telecommunications equipment · Telecommunications equipment and supplies
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2023, N/A
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Please refer to the ITT DocumentsCancelledPublished value£800,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 60%
- Suitability
Please refer to the ITT Documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Documents
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Documents - Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Documents
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Documents
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Tender for Local Connectivity Services 2023 - 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 5 Dec 2022, 15:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jun 2023, 14:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SMBC 21006- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018418- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038abcFind a Tender
Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2023 → 28 Jun 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published28 Jun 2023, 14:37 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful28 Jun 2023, 14:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.