Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Welfare Wi-Fi Services at Al Udeid Airbase
Authority: PJHQ Commercial·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelfare internet Wi-Fi Services for the UK Armed Forces
at Al Udeid Airbase.
CPV: Internet services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2021, 22:54 BST
- Last source update
- 27 May 2021, 22:44 BST
- Authority reference
701553584- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a9e2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The Authority intends to award a one year contract with option years to Babylon Telecommunications Inc to provide welfare internet Wi-Fi Services to the UK Armed Forces. It
is considered that the contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a
contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for technical
reasons. This is on the basis that only, as the Babylon Telecommunications Inc (a) have the required access to
the infrastructure needed to carry out these services.
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2021- Status changed to cancelled27 May 2021, 22:44 BST
- Buyer details updated27 May 2021, 22:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babylon Telecommunications IncSubcontracting: declared | £285,672 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 008817-2021-1 · Babylon Telecommunications Inc
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2021
- Value
- £285,672
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Ministry of DefenceContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Babylon Telecommunications IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.