Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-16
Buyer: East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 09300000 | 30000000 | 31000000 | 32000000 | 32412000
Estimated value: 800000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-09-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Μηχανήματα γραφείου και υπολογιστές, εξοπλισμός και προμήθειες εκτός από έπιπλα και πακέτα λογισμικών
Irodai és számítástechnikai gépek, berendezések és kellékek, a bútorzat és a szoftvercsomagok kivételével
Macchine per ufficio ed elaboratori elettronici, attrezzature e forniture, esclusi i mobili e i pacchetti software
Biuro ir skaičiavimo mašinos, įrenginiai ir reikmenys, išskyrus baldus ir programinės įrangos paketus
Kantoormachines en gegevensverwerkende apparatuur, kantooruitrusting en -benodigdheden, uitgez. meubilair en softwarepakketten
Máquinas, equipamento e material de escritório e de informática, excepto mobiliário e pacotes de programas (software)
Kancelárske a počítacie stroje, vybavenie a spotrebný materiál s výnimkou nábytku a softvérových balíkov
E2BN is putting in place a framework agreement for use by public sector bodies identified at II.2.4) (and any successors to these organisations) which include Schools, Academies, Academy Trusts, RBCs, Colleges, Universities, Central Government Departments and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and local authorities, devolved administrations, fire service, police service, buying consortiums and charities. The above public sector bodies have a need for a compliant procurement vehicle to access a range of ICT products, solutions, services and support including connectivity, equipment, hardware, software, services including cloud, consultancy, maintenance, support and infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of education and other Public Sector and associated organisations. The successful bidder will be expected to manage, deliver, maintain and integrate competing sub-contractors to ensure choice, best value and seamless inter-operability in each category.
The East of England Broadband Network (E2BN), as the contracting authority, is putting in place a framework agreement for use by UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the URLs below (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Schools, Academies, Multi Academy Trusts, RBCs, Colleges, Universities, Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities (County, Unitary, District, Borough, Parish, Town), Devolved Administrations, Fire Service, Police Service, Transport services, buying consortiums and charities.
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/find-data-and-publications/supplementary-information/2018-supplementary-information-files/nhs-trusts-and-ccgs-in-england-by-health-education-england-hee-region-in-september-2017
https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Collaborative_procurement_List_of_professional_buying_organisations.pdf
The above public sector bodies have a need for a compliant procurement vehicle to access a range of information communications technology, cloud and related services including connectivity, telecommunications, equipment, hardware, software, services, consultancy and change management, maintenance, support and infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of Education, Central and Local Government and other Public Sector and associated organisations.
This framework will be a single lot sole supplier framework. The contract will be let on a 4 year term. The successful bidder will be expected to demonstrate they can control, manage and deliver against the full range of required areas within the ITT and to maintain and integrate such competing sub-contractors as necessary to ensure choice and flexibility in each category, best value and seamless interoperability. At all times choice, service and cost is paramount. Sustainability and continuity of supply is important, as too is the need to ensure innovation of products and service as well as the need to manage both small enterprises and large corporations. Full instructions and all documents for this procurement and details that suppliers need to take can be found at: https://www.e2bn.org/Everything-ICT
The authority reserves the right not to award the contract as a result of this procurement process. No guarantee of business is made or implied. The authority will not be liable for any of the bidders costs associated with this procurement.
All instructions on how to register for this tender can be found at https://www.e2bn.org/Everything-ICT which will also provide access to bidder instructions and all the relevant documentation.


Award value: 800000000