Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Telecoms and Associated Services
Authority: Places for People on behalf of PfP & Anchor Hanover Group (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlaces for People are seeking to appoint a sole supplier of the provision of telephony services and related management services.
Places for People are looking to transition away from analogue services ahead of the copper switch off in 2025. The transition is a key objective for Places for People, and will be looking to start this work as soon as the provider has been appointed.
CPV: Telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality &Technical Merit Questions: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality &Technical Merit Questions: 70
- Price: 30
- 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
- Services
- 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
- 21 Jun 2022, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2022, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Telecoms/JW/AM/NJ/2022- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030652- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0348e8Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=731906936 GO Reference: GO-20221031-PRO-21314797
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Aug 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published31 Oct 2022, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Oct 2022, 12:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Telecom | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030652-2022-1 · Ocean Telecom
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2022
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ocean TelecomAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.