Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-12
Buyer: The Renfrewshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32400000 | 32410000 | 64200000 | 64210000 | 64227000
Submission deadline: 2020-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single service provider (Framework Contract) to meet the Council's current connectivity needs with the potential for future connectivity needs as part of the landmark initiative — ‘Connectivity as a Service’ (CaaS) to support the Council- delivering the Council’s connectivity needs now, and as they evolve over the next 20 years.
This procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single service provider (Framework Contract) in accordance with Regulation 34 (6) to meet the Council’s current connectivity needs with the potential for other future connectivity needs as more fully described in the specification. The Framework Contract will be for longer than the usual 4 years (Regulation 34(4) due to the nature of the services required, the costs of investment and the market for such services. The Framework Contract will be for a period of up to 20 years (15 years extension of 5 years).
This Framework Contract is to provision digital connectivity to Council Sites. The successful tenderer (Service Provider) must be flexible and capable of providing the Council's current and potential future connectivity needs as they evolve during the Framework Contract period, using any appropriate evolving technologies in this area.
Tenderers are required to propose value added services to support the digital ambition set out in the Council’s Digital Strategy and in the Council Plan and any modification to these arrangements during the Framework Contract period.
Services will be provided to the Council following receipt of a relevant order form as set out in the procedure noted in the specification and conditions of contract. While direct award, where appropriate, is the intended route for initial services the Council reserves the right to seek quotes for future services.
The Council has 4 identified connectivity contracts which will form the initial services sought under this Framework Contract:
The Council has identified Future Services which may be provided by the Service Provider under this framework include connectivity for:
Furthermore, the scope of future services that may be further extended to the following areas including but are not limited to:
Before the Council creates a call-off contract for any future services under this Framework Contract, it will ensure value for money will be achieved by utilising the framework in accordance with the call-off instructions contained within the invitation to tender which can be found on PCST project number 14983.
Tenderers shall acknowledge that the Council reserves the right not to award any potential future services to the successful service provider and may conduct a separate procurement exercise outside the terms of the Framework Contract for the delivery of any future services and award such future services to third parties.
Tenderers shall acknowledge that no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee will be granted for future services and the Council is entitled to enter into contractual arrangements with other Service Providers for such services where best value or operational reasons require.
The framework agreement will be in place for 15 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years however call offs may extend beyond this date.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/policy/electronic-comm-code/register-of-persons-with-powers-under-the-electronic-communications-code
The Council will utilise Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) to calculate a Failure Score. Tenderers (including all participants in a group) are required to have a failure score of 40 or above in order to demonstrate its financial strength and stability. For further information regarding evidencing financial stability can be found within the invitation to tender attached to the general attachment area on PCS-T project number 4983.
Where the tenderer is under no obligation to publish accounts and therefore does not have a D&B failure score, they must provide their audited financial accounts for the previous 2 years as part of their ESPD Submission in order that they Council may asses these accounts to determine the suitability of the tenderer to undertake a Framework of this size and duration.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be registered under the United Kingdom’s Electronic Communications Code. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/policy/electronic-comm-code/register-of-persons-with-powers-under-the-electronic-communications-code