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Published 4 Oct 2022, 17:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

User Services for Emergency Services Network (ESN)

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogueSME suitable
Published estimate£895,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update52.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 16 Dec 2024
Awarded to IBM United Kingdom Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Award Notice relates to the award of a contract the provision of User Services (US) , a managed service to be provided to the 3 Emergency Services (Police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance) ("3ES") and other future users.

CPV: Air-to-ground telecommunications services · Ancillary works for telecommunications · Billing system · Call centre · Collection agency services · Communications system maintenance services · Customer services · Data management services · Data network management and support services · Data transmission services · Draft plans (systems and integration) · General Mobile Radio Services/Family Radio Services (GMRS/FRS) · +30 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£895,000,000
Delivery: UK · England, Scotland and Wales
Extensions: Two optional 2 years extensions in each case for a 12-month periods.Second stage: 3–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    N/A

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
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
4 Oct 2022, 17:29 BST
Last source update
14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
Authority reference
C18116
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001272
Classification (CPV)
Air-to-ground telecommunications servicesAncillary works for telecommunicationsBilling systemCall centreCollection agency servicesCommunications system maintenance servicesCustomer servicesData management servicesData network management and support servicesData transmission services
+32 moreDraft plans (systems and integration)General Mobile Radio Services/Family Radio Services (GMRS/FRS)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037300 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The initial term of the contract is [84.5 months] and runs until 31st December 2031. The Authority may (at its sole discretion) extend the initial term by one or more extension periods by giving the supplier at least sixty (60) Working Days' notice before the end of the initial term (up to a maximum of 2 years in two separate 12 month periods). The Authority may (at its sole discretion) extend the initial term by one or more extension periods by giving the supplier at least sixty (60) Working Days' (as defined in the regulations') notice before the end of the initial term or beyond (up to a maximum of 2 years in two separate 12 month periods) The Home Office as Contracting Authority intends to put in place contracts for the ESN for use by or on behalf of itself and other UK public sector bodies (The Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government, Safer Communities Directorate , The Welsh Ministers acting through the Welsh Government) in England, Scotland, and Wales (and their statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes). However, the services shall also be available for use by all UK contracting authorities (as defined in the Regulations) with a public safety, crime prevention or security remit, including, but not limited to, Central Government Departments (in particular the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government, and the Welsh Ministers acting through the Welsh Government and their Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) (a list of Government Departments, Agencies and NDPBs can be found at: Departments, agencies and public bodies - GOV.UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) he services shall also be available to the following entities: NHS bodies (i.e. NHS England, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and other NHS organisations including NHS Scotland and its organisations and Special NHS Boards in Scotland) (lists of such Authorities and Trusts can be found at: NHS England » NHS provider directory NHS Wales health boards and trusts | GOV.WALES Organisations – Scotland's Health on the Web Local Authorities a list of such authorities can be found at: LOCAL AUTHORITY COUNCILS: England: County, Unitary, District, Borough, and Metropolitan Councils. (Parish and Community Councils are also permissible users). See link: A-Z of councils online | Local Government Association https://www.local.gov.uk/topics http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm Scotland: Administered across 32 Council areas. See link: Councils | COSLA Wales: Administered across 22 Council areas. See link: Find your local authority | GOV. WALES https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and- neighbourhood/local-authorities/local-authority-contacts/ All territorial and specialist police forces in England, Wales, and Scotland, including National Crime Agency, College of Policing and other law enforcement agencies, all Police and Crime Commissioners and Police Authorities in the UK, Fire and Rescue Services Find a police force | Police.uk (www.police.uk) List of UK fire and rescue services (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk) Structure of the UK Ambulance Services - aace.org.uk. In addition, the services may be made available to Category 1 Responders so "organisations identified as Category 1 or 2 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) which could include (transport operators, utility operators, and charities that interact with public safety bodies). Please note the following sections should be zero, however the current form does not allow for a zero entry: Number of tenders received from SMEs: (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)  Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
19 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
720 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jan 2023 → 14 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    27 Jan 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2023
  1. Published value updated to £895,000,000
    15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
    was £500,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
  4. Deadline published: 19 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
    15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    15 May 2023, 12:04 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    14 Jan 2025, 17:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IBM United Kingdom LimitedSubcontracting: Specialist services in support of overall User Services delivery£1,362,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety The Emergency Services Mobile Communication Programme, 3rd Floor, Clive House, 70 Petty France,, London, UK, SW1H 9EXContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria