Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-05
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service part of the Crown
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30144300 | 30162000 | 30199761 | 30233300 | 30237280
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: UK and Abroad: Primarily in the UK with some limited requirements overseas, including but not limited to UK MoD bases located overseas.
Crown Commercial Service as the contracting authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Traffic Management Technology (TMT), intended to be accessed by all UK Public Sector bodies, but will be designed specifically for Central Government, Devolved Administrations, Local Authorities, including Local Transport Authorities and Combined Authorities, Health and Police. This is to assist them in meeting their duties under the Traffic Management Act (TMA) and other traffic related duties as appropriate to the Public bodies using this Framework.
This new TMT framework (hereafter referred to as TMT2) will replace the existing TMT Framework Agreement (RM869) which came into existence on 12.10.2011 and is due to expire on the 10.7.2016 (hereafter referred to as TMT1).
— The supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, help desk support, associated civil engineering works;
— Part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing); and
— The transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Contracting Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.
— The supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, help desk support, associated civil engineering works;
— Part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing); and
— The transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.
— The supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, help desk support, associated civil engineering works;
— Part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing); and
— The transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.
— The supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, help desk support, associated civil engineering works;
— Part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing); and
— The transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Contracting Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.

Eligibility requirements: Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with — Section 5 of the Regulations implementing the Directive on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender (‘ITT’). This procurement will be managed electronically via Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, Potential Providers must 1 st be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at: https:// gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing: ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email: eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk Please note that there may be a short period of e-Sourcing Suite unavailability at the start of this procurement. Please monitor: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk for details of e-Sourcing Suite availability. Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4) A full copy of the ITT documentation for this Procurement is also available via Crown Commercial Service website from the date of this publication of the contract notice: http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline Potential Providers will be assessed on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1) Crown Commercial Service and contracting authority (s) may take into account any of the following information: a) A statement of your turnover profit and loss account and cash flow for the most recent year of trading; b) A statement of your cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; and/or c) An alternative means of demonstrating financial status. Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Regulations implementing the Directive, on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1) Crown Commercial Service may have regard to any of the following means in its assessment: (a) A list of the principal deliveries or main services provided over the past 3 years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved; (b) An indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the Potential Provider's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the Potential Provider can call in order to carry out the work; (c) A description of the technical facilities and measures used by the Potential Provider for ensuring quality and Cyber Security; (d) Where the Services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the Potential Provider is established, subject to that body's agreement, on the production capacities or the technical capacity and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate; (e) The organisation, qualification and experience of staff of the Potential Provider and/or named Sub-Contractor(s) specifically those staff assigned to performing the contract where the quality of the staff assigned can have a significant impact on the level of performance of the contract; (f) For public works contracts and public services contracts, and only if related and appropriate to the subject-matter of the Framework Agreement, an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract; (g) An indication of the environmental management measures that the Potential Provider will be able to apply when performing the contract; (h) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
Potential Providers will be assessed on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1) Crown Commercial Service and contracting authority (s) may take into account any of the following information: a) A statement of your turnover profit and loss account and cash flow for the most recent year of trading; b) A statement of your cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; and/or c) An alternative means of demonstrating financial status.
Potential Providers will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the Regulations implementing the Directive, on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT. The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1) Crown Commercial Service may have regard to any of the following means in its assessment: (a) A list of the principal deliveries or main services provided over the past 3 years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved; (b) An indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the Potential Provider's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the Potential Provider can call in order to carry out the work; (c) A description of the technical facilities and measures used by the Potential Provider for ensuring quality and Cyber Security; (d) Where the Services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the Potential Provider is established, subject to that body's agreement, on the production capacities or the technical capacity and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate; (e) The organisation, qualification and experience of staff of the Potential Provider and/or named Sub-Contractor(s) specifically those staff assigned to performing the contract where the quality of the staff assigned can have a significant impact on the level of performance of the contract; (f) For public works contracts and public services contracts, and only if related and appropriate to the subject-matter of the Framework Agreement, an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract; (g) An indication of the environmental management measures that the Potential Provider will be able to apply when performing the contract; (h) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.