Official UK procurement notice
WAN (Internet & Switches)
Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe GMC’s current WAN/Internet access agreement comes to an end in January 2023. We are therefore inviting bids from suppliers who can meet the requirements.
There are currently 7 sites on the WAN solution with 4 of those sites offering full resiliency and 2 Internet Access circuits in the main Data Centres in Manchester and London.
The current GMC WAN adopts Ethernet technology and the strategic roadmap indicates that we do not currently intend to change this technology for the duration of this contract.
CPV: Wide area network · Wide area network services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 (3)
- Quality criterion: 60
- Cost Criterion: 40
- price: 40
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality criterion: 60
- Cost Criterion: 40
- Price: 40
- Price carries 80 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 25 Mar 2022, 15:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Dec 2022, 15:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
GMC1320- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036721- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031e02Find a Tender
Publisher note: (MT Ref:228357)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2022 → 30 Dec 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published30 Dec 2022, 15:03 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2022- Status changed to active25 Mar 2022, 15:39 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Mar 2022, 15:39 GMT
- Deadline moved to 7 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST25 Mar 2022, 15:39 GMT-1 days · was 8 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete30 Dec 2022, 15:03 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 7 Apr 2022 | 8 Apr 2022 | +1 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 7 Apr 2022 | 8 Apr 2022 | +1 d |
Delay in responding to questions by one day.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Technology Services | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036721-2022-GMC1320-1 · Colt Technology Services
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The GMC’s current WAN/Internet access agreement comes to an end in January 2023 | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | £1 – £850,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £850,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Colt Technology ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.