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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 058-133965/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Bath & North East Somerset Council
Postal address: Guildhall, High Street
Town: Bath
Postal code: BA1 5AW
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr Ashley Beighton
Telephone: +44 1225396517
Email: ashley_beighton@bathnes.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Traffic Monitoring Cameras

Reference number: DN348064
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 34970000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
To purchase additional Traffic monitoring cameras and maintenance for the purposes of the Council’s enforcement of the air quality provisions mandated by the UK government under the National Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide.
The total number of required cameras is not currently known but the anticipated expenditure (not including civil works) is between 1.3m GBP and 1.9m GBP.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 1300000/ Highest offer: 1900000 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 34970000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKK12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To purchase additional Traffic monitoring cameras and maintenance for the purposes of the Council’s enforcement of the air quality provisions mandated by the UK government under the National Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide.
The total number of required cameras is not currently known but the anticipated expenditure (not including civil works) is between 1.3m GBP and 1.9m GBP.

II.2.5) Award criteria
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2018-03-15
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Videalert Ltd
Town: Pinner
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Bath & North East Somerset Council
Postal address: The Guildhall
Town: Bath
Postal code: BA1 5AW
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (the regulations) provide for aggrieved
Parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations to
Bring proceedings in the High Court. Any such proceedings must be brought within the
Limitation period specified by the Regulations according to the remedy sought.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2019-03-18

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union as per PCR2015 Pt. 2 Ch.2 Sec.3 Reg. 32b ii) – competition is absent for technical reasons. The UK government has mandated that Bath and North East Somerset Council improves the air quality in the City of Bath and its surrounding areas under the Environmental Act 1995 National Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide. The Council must therefore procure appropriate traffic monitoring cameras. The Council tendered for Automatic Number Plate Recognition Cameras in 2017 (OJEU Notice 2017/S 050-092053 dated 10.3.2017). The Council intends to procure the additional cameras and maintenance without undertaking a new procurement exercise. There must be technical continuity between the new enforcement cameras and existing equipment and back office software applications providing full and seamless technical integration. Once the final plan is agreed and approved by the government, the Council is required to ensure compliance in the shortest possible time. It is likely that the equipment will need to be in place and functioning by Spring 2020. Funding for the National Air Quality Plan is from the UK Government.