Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-06-22
Buyer: NIE Networks Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 64200000 | 64210000 | 64212000 | 64212100 | 64212200
Estimated value: 3114293 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting entity intends to establish a framework arrangement for the provision of mobile telecom services. The framework agreement will be for a period of three (3) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five (5) years for any of lots 1 and 2 or lot 4 and for a period of five (5) years, with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the contract for up to a further three (3) years for lot 3, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years for Lot 3.
NIE Networks requires economic operators to provide a solution capable of supporting NIE Network's mobile calls, texts and mobile data requirements which are primarily consumed within the UK. International roaming for voice, text and data services are also required by NIE Networks with particular emphasis on roaming services
• a fixed price subscription for each voice connection over the term of the contract. Each subscription should
• NIE Networks preference is for a solution that allows a consolidated data allowance to be shared by all eligible data connections in the contract. To avoid excess data charges from being incurred NIE Networks preference is to purchase an annual data allowance and draw down on this each month;
• NIE Networks also requires a fixed price subscription for data connections that for business reasons may be excluded from the consolidated data allowance.
If this lot is awarded the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with one economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the tender documents).
Each framework agreement will be for a period of three (3) years for either lots 1, 2 or 4 and five (5) years for Lot 3 with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the contracting entity and subject to the terms of the framework agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to two (2) years, with a total potential duration of five (5) years for lots 1, 2 or 4 and three (3) for lot 3, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
The contracting entity will not award a framework agreement for all four (4) lots. It is the contracting entity's intention, following conclusion of the procurement process, to award either:
1) A framework agreement to the successful economic operator(s) for each of lot 1 and lot 2 and lot 3; or
2) A framework agreement to the successful economic operator for lot 3 and lot 4. The procurement documents detail the criteria and process to be adopted to determine whether the contracting entity awards separate framework agreements for lots 1 and 2 and 3 or a single framework agreement for lot 3 and lot 4. The choice between lots will be based on the basis of both the quality and price proposals put forward by economic operators.
NIE Networks requires economic operators to provide a solution for the supply of equipment (mobile phones, tablets and data dongles), accessories (cases, screen protectors, chargers and charging cables) and car kits including fitting.
• an online ordering portal to facilitate orders from an agreed list of mobile phones, tablets, dongles, mobiles and tablets purchased will primarily be Apple devices with a smaller number of basic and android type phones;
• an online ordering portal to facilitate orders from an agreed list of mobile accessories such as cases, screen protectors, chargers and cables;
• the ability to track orders to determine their status with regards to processing, delivery and invoicing is essential.
If this lot is awarded the contracting entity will enter into a framework agreement with one economic operator and a reserve economic operator for this lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the tender documents) with call-off contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the call-off procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender documents).


Winner: Vodafone Ltd
Award value: 3114293