Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-01-21
Buyer: North Yorkshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 32000000 | 32400000 | 32410000 | 44000000 | 45000000: Construction work
Estimated value: 25000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
North Yorkshire County Council, through the Superfast North Yorkshire project, is conducting an Open Market Review (OMR) to understand the capability of premises within North Yorkshire to access next generation broadband. The market is being asked to provide information on 338 000 premises to determine if they can access next generation access broadband. Once the OMR is completed, North Yorkshire County Council will determine whether a procurement exercise shall be undertaken. The public funding available for the procurement project, if it goes ahead, will be approximately 12 500 000 GBP with the potential to add an additional 12 500 000 GBP to take total funding to 25 000 000 GBP.
The project will use the competitive procedure with Negotiation to select a technology partner who will deliver the most coverage in the Intervention Area for the least amount of state aid.
— have responsibility for establishing, delivering, implementing, supporting, maintaining and upgrading the next-generation broadband network, ensuring long-term sustainability of the infrastructure,
— be required to undertake activities to create the optimal conditions for take up and use of the next-generation broadband network by service and communications providers, including actively encouraging them to do so.
The project will explore the use of lots and the use of alternative funding arrangements with potential suppliers during discovery.
Please register your organisation details on the YORtender (ProContract) system at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/ by creating a username, password and company profile.
To view details, click on the find opportunities icon within the opportunities section. Select North Yorkshire County Council from the Organisations drop down in the filter section and click update. The open market engagement record should then be displayed on the page. Alternatively use the find opportunities icon and:
Once you have selected the Opportunity by clicking on the project title, you will need to express your interest by clicking the register interest in this opportunity button.
The authorities shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (amendment) Regulations 2015, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.
The authorities shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include:
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph I.1 of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI2015 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and
Northern Ireland). Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.


Award value: 25000000