University of Leeds: Nexus IT/Telecoms Solution

UK-Leeds: Telecommunications equipment and supplies.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       University of Leeds
       Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
       Email: centralpurchasing@adm.leeds.ac.uk
       Contact: David McLaren
       Main Address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home, Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home
       NUTS Code: UKE42

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Nexus IT/Telecoms Solution            
      Reference number: 2905

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Nexus is seeking a solution which provides resilient connectivity, IT and telephony services and scalable solutions for tenants. It requires a transparent pricing and billing process that can be presented to its Tenants at request.
The ambition is to be 70% let by opening date and at capacity (85%) it is anticipated this would be a 450+ tenant users on site in addition to Virtual users and the Nexus community. The increasing popularity of flexible working, in addition to our ambition to create open networking and collaboration, drives a requirement for a secure wireless network connection. It is expected that the provider will manage a fair usage policy to prevent consistent abuse of the network.
There must be the provision to divide the bandwidth between a shared, dedicated, superfast and wireless connectivity at ease within reasonable timescales.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 350,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies.
            32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system.
            32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment.
            32521000 - Telecommunications cable.
            32522000 - Telecommunications equipment.
            32523000 - Telecommunications facilities.
            32524000 - Telecommunications system.
            32562200 - Optical telecommunication cables.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKE42 - Leeds
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Leeds
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Nexus is seeking a solution which provides resilient connectivity, IT and telephony services and scalable solutions for tenants. It requires a transparent pricing and billing process that can be presented to its Tenants at request.
The ambition is to be 70% let by opening date and at capacity (85%) it is anticipated this would be a 450+ tenant users on site in addition to Virtual users and the Nexus community. The increasing popularity of flexible working, in addition to our ambition to create open networking and collaboration, drives a requirement for a secure wireless network connection. It is expected that the provider will manage a fair usage policy to prevent consistent abuse of the network.
There must be the provision to divide the bandwidth between a shared, dedicated, superfast and wireless connectivity at ease within reasonable timescales.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 2905    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 08/02/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Essensys Ltd
             2 Leman Street, Aldgate Tower, London, E1 8FA, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 350,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          University of Leeds
          Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Ls2 9JT, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          High Court of England and Wales
          Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2079477882
          Internet address: http://www.justice.org.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the Head of Procurement of the University at the email address specified in Section I.1) and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          University of Leeds
          Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
          Email: centralpurchasing@adm.leeds.ac.uk

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/03/2018