Defence Online

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 231-421052/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Accent Corporate Services Ltd
National registration number: IP29264R
Postal address: Charlestown House, Acorn Park Industrial Estate, Charlestown
Town: Shipley
Postal code: BD17 7SW
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Chris Cuthell
Telephone: +44 3456780555
Email: wan.procurement@accentgroup.org
Nuts code: UKE41
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:www.accentgroup.org/wan-procurement
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:www.accentgroup.org/wan-procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Accent Wide Area Network.

Reference number: 12399
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 72720000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: Accent Group, a social landlord with over 21 000 homes across the length and breadth of England is seeking to procure a fully managed replacement to their existing WAN. The main drivers for this project are:
a) the current WAN contract is now out of term and and OJEU compliant re-procurement process is necessary to ensure statutory and corporate governance compliance.
b) the current infrastructure provides insufficient bandwidth and variable levels of service.
c) a redesigned foundation layer is required to support our new unified communications infrastructure. Without a fit for purpose WAN enabling a modern innovative communications system our ability to provide a good service would be compromised.
It should be noted that both this and our unified communications tenders will proceed within the same timeframe with the same award date, and our unequivocal objective is to complete both projects by 30 June 2017.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKE41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
A fully managed wide area network with cloud based internet break out and a range of MPLS connections ranging from 400MBPS to ADSL 2+.
For a full description please see the ITT which can be downloaded from the webpage detailed above.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:Renewable for a further 12 months at the end of year 3 and again at the end of year 4.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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:
Open procedure
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2017-01-12 Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:2(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2017-01-13 Local time: 09:30 Place:Charlestown House, Shipley, BD17 7SW.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:ICT Project Manager & ICT Development Manager plus witness.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: N/A
Postal address: The Strand, London
Town: n/a
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Royal Courts of Justice
Postal address: The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2016-11-28