Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
OFCOM
Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
UK
Telephone: +44 2079813000
E-mail: procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
NUTS: UKG1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ofcom.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: UK Communications Regulator
I.5) Main activity
Other: UK Communications Regulator
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Spectrum Management Centre Monitoring Solution
Reference number: C20241979
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofcom is running a procurement process under the Open procedure to identify a suitably qualified supplier for the provision of Spectrum Management Centre monitoring Solution.
The contract is expected to commence on October 2024. The duration of the Contract is three (3) years, subject to the right of Ofcom (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two periods of up to 12 months. The maximum length of the Contract is therefore five (5) years. The value of the contract is estimated to be between £400,00 - £800,000 over the life of the contract.
Interested suppliers are invited to respond to Ofcom’s ITT in accordance with the rules set out in the procurement documents.
For further details about Ofcom’s requirements, please see the procurement documents made available via https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38433300
48517000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For further detail on the contract make up – please see additional information in this notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-035405
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/08/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
14/08/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This tendering exercise is being undertaken using BravoSolutions electronic tendering system at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system to participate and registration is free.
The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including maximum possible extensions.
Ofcom are looking to procure a Spectrum Management Centre (SMC) Monitoring Solution. The SMC has a requirement for upgrading their High Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Solution (hereafter referred to as the solution). This solution will provide the capacity to monitor either in person or remotely real time radio spectrum activity, rollback historic spectrum events for up to 96 hours with a high level of resolution, audio quality and direction-finding information displayed on a Graphical Information System (GIS).
The solution will include:
• The new receiver(s)/software (excluding receiver and buffer/storage facilities) will be expected to encompass legacy antennas and fixed infrastructure already in service, current equipment configuration, mapping and measurements.
The contract will be put in place for an initial term of 36 month with the option to extend twice for a further 12 months giving a maximum term of 60 months
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court, The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Ofcom will incorporate a standstill period of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/07/2024