Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council, 3rd Floor County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
UK
Contact person: Mr Martin Hall
Telephone: +44 7889164706
E-mail: martin.hall@oxfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=11bb32dd-950b-ef11-812b-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=11bb32dd-950b-ef11-812b-005056b64545
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR) = Framework Opportunity
Reference number: DN722648
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Oxfordshire County Council intends to procure a single supplier Framework for 5G Mobile
Private Networks and associated services on behalf of the England’s Connected Heartland
partners and to establish a Framework through which Call-Offs can be made for specific
initiatives.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32400000
32510000
32520000
32570000
32580000
44212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH11
UKH12
UKH21
UKH24
UKH25
UKJ1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
On behalf of England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR), Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will procure a Framework contract for a single Supplier to install and operate 5G mobile private network managed services for Science and Innovation Campuses in the ECH region.
The procurement will evaluate tenders based on the specification for a scenario deployment for the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, with the possibility to extend the network to further locations during the term.
The network will underpin a wide array of applications, from supporting advanced manufacturing and health applications, and outdoor mobile connectivity as campus users move between buildings, real-time information services to support the advanced scientific and technological needs of the campuses, and smart construction management.
The Framework will have a duration of 4 years. Call-Off's from the Framework are anticipated to have a duration of 7 years
Optional extensions to Call-Offs are available up to a maximum of 7 years in aggregate
Optional Extensions will be of a minimum of 1yr duration
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:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
07/08/2024
End:
06/08/2028
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: The framework has an initial period of 4 years call-offs from the framework are envisaged to have an estimated duration of 7 years extensions to a call-off will be made in 1 year increments subject to an aggregate maximum of 7 years.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/06/2024
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:
14/06/2024
Local time: 12:15
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The England’s Connected Heartland Partners and potential participants in this Framework are:
Oxfordshire County Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Reading Borough Council
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Slough Borough Council
West Berkshire District Council
Wokingham District Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Norfolk County Council
Milton Keynes City Council
Bedford Borough Council
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/05/2024