UK-Maidstone: networks

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

MAIDSTONE

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:161037-2008

Publication Date:

Jun 25, 2008

Buyer:

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

Original Language:

English

Address:

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
MAIDSTONE , Kent CC
United Kingdom

Email:

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32400000 - Networks

Notice Type: 2280
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Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 121/2008
, #
161037-2008
Referenced Document Number: 54339-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Contract awards
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Unisys Limited, Bakers Court, Bakers Road, UK-Uxbridge UB8 1RG.
E-mail: judith.gilfoy@gb.unisys.com. Tel. (44) 020 75 26 61 00.

Summary:
CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Kent County Council, ISG
Commercial Management, 2nd Floor North, Cantium House, County Hall,
UK-Maidstone ME14 1XD. Tel. (44) 016 22 69. E-mail:
isg.procurement@kent.gov.uk. Fax (44) 016 22 69 42 75.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-Maidstone: kent public service network.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category No 7.
Main place of performance: Kent CC.
NUTS code UKJ42.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Kent County
Council (KCC) is looking for a partner to supply a public service network
(KPSN) to aggregate several existing wide area networks contracted by
Kent's public sector bodies. Potential suppliers must be willing to work
with KCC to develop innovative solutions to meet the diverse requirements
of KCC, its partners and Kent citizens, and ensure that the network has
the capacity to cope with increases in demand and advances in technology.
In this procurement, KCC is acting on behalf of several public sector
partners including local authorities and schools. It is expected that the
commissioning of KPSN will allow all partners to benefit from advanced
facilities and services that they would not achieve working alone. It is
anticipated that the successful supplier would need to work closely with
the Council's selected partner for Building Schools for the Future (BSF).
Kent's public service bodies wish to work together to share wide area
networking and a range of services in order achieve a secure, high
capacity, highly resilient wide area network at an affordable and
sustainable price. Amongst the challenges to overcome are the limited
provision of fibre and even copper connectivity, the lack of broadband
coverage and the conflict between security and access to the widest range
of applications possible. These issues must be addressed to allow
consistent service delivery to the whole client base. KPSN must deliver
connectivity to over 1 200 public service establishments, and enable over
250,000 users to become increasingly flexible and mobile in the way they
work. The contract will result in the phased replacement and improvement
of several large wide area networks, a catalogue of costed network
services and provision for additional partners to take advantage of the
contract. Kent is one of the largest counties in the UK with a population
of 1.62 million. It comprises a mix of urban areas, market towns, rural
villages and remote coastal areas. In return for the investment of time,
resource and expertise, the successful supplier will be rewarded with a
prestigious contract with a four star county council, whose forward
thinking ICT strategy aims to place it as a market leader in providing
cutting edge technological solutions.Networks.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 32400000.
II.2) TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s): Value: 32 000 000 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive dialogue.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of
1. Quality of Service. Weighting: 33.
2. Cost Commercial Contractual & Adhereance to Processes. Weighting: 33.
3. Technical & Functional Merit. Weighting: 34.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority:
Y700147.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2006/S 194-206348 of 9.10.2006
Contract notice
Notice number in OJ: 2007/S 44-054339 of 28.2.2007.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
TITLE: UK-Kent: kent public services netwrok.
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD: 28.5.2008.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED: 2.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Unisys Limited, Bakers Court, Bakers Road, UK-Uxbridge UB8 1RG.
E-mail: judith.gilfoy@gb.unisys.com. Tel. (44) 020 75 26 61 00.
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT Initial estimated total value of
the contract:
Value: 32 000 000 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 32 000 000 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED: Yes. Value or
proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 80 %.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: GO reference: GO 08062020.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 20.6.2008.

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