Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-18
Buyer: North Yorkshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 44000000 | 45000000: Construction work | 50000000 | 64000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 25000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NYnet and NYCC (together the ‘Authorities’) have secured funding of GBP 12.5 m to roll out Phase 4 of the Superfast North Yorkshire programme. Additional funding may be available throughout the term of the contract. The project aims to deliver against a vision to secure as close to 100 % coverage as possible of next generation access (‘NGA’) broadband in North Yorkshire (‘the County’).
The project recognises that the broad geography of North Yorkshire and its sparsity of population means NGA infrastructure of 30 Mbps and above may be limited in scope. However, with the application of public sector funds to stimulate the market, suppliers’ are invited to propose the most extensive coverage possible delivering 30 Mbps and above using whatever range of NGA compliant technologies they consider most appropriate.
The contract will be awarded through the competitive procedure with negotiation as set out in Regulation 29 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This will involve a selection stage (the ‘SQ’) following which selected suppliers will be invited to submit an initial tender for the contract.
With regard to the scope of the properties that fall within this project; in short, any property within the County is eligible to be included in the project, provided, irrespective of technology, they are not in receipt of NGA broadband services with a speed of at least 30 Mbps as defined by the European Commission and BDUK guidelines.
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.
North Yorkshire County Council 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 Council 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.
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 (SI 2015 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 and Wales).
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