Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-08-11
Buyer: East of England Broadband Network (Regional Broadband Consortium)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 15894210 | 30192000 | 34990000 | 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 39000000
Estimated value: 4000000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 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, school buying hubs, 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 facilities management solutions, services, products and support including catering, cleaning, security, grounds maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering services 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, DfE school buying hubs, 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.local.gov.uk/our-support/guidance-and-resources/communications-support/digital-councils/social-media/go-further/a-z-councils-online
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 facilities management products, services, solutions and support across the whole range of fields in education and the wider public sector. Such areas include catering, cleaning, security, grounds maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering services, computing facilities management, health and safety 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 documentation for this procurement that bidders need can be found at: https://www.e2bn.org/Everything-FM
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-FM which will also provide access to bidder instructions and all the relevant documentation.
The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. All information received will be dealt with in accordance with the Act and information to which the Environmental Information Regulations apply will be dealt with in accordance with these Regulations.


Winner: Place Group Ltd trading as Schools' Buying Club
Award value: 4000000000
Number of bids: 1