Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NPTC Group of Colleges
Neath Campus, Dwr-y-Felin Road
Neath
SA10 7RF
UK
Telephone: +44 1639648091
E-mail: natasha.peets@tenetservices.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nptc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.nptc.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) Group - Tender for the Provision of a Unified Communications System
Reference number: CA8230 - NPTCG - Unified-Comms-System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
51300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) Group - Restricted Procedure (two-stage) Tender for the Provision of a Unified Communications System. Contract to begin 9th June 2021, for implementation of the system by 30th June 2021. The contract will expire 8th June 2024.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
313 682.70
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64200000
32570000
48510000
45314000
32412100
32412000
32573000
45232332
32571000
32523000
32522000
32524000
32500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NPTC Group of Colleges is the result of a merger between Coleg Powys and Neath Port Talbot College 7 years ago. Following the merger, the two individual Colleges legacy phone systems were not integrated and the two legacy systems are still operational.
The NPTC Group intends to identify and appoint a Supplier for the design, supply, installation and support of a new unified communications system across all of its sites in June 2021 for completion of delivery by 30th June 2021.
It is intended that the new unified communications system will replace the two existing legacy systems. Removal of existing equipment is not required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 22.00%
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 23.00%
Quality criterion: Customer Care
/ Weighting: 10.00%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
40.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 24x1 month(s)
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-001491
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA8230
Title: Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) Group - Tender for the Provision of a Unified Communications System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CONVERSANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Henstaff Court, Llantrisant Road
Cardiff
CF72 8NG
UK
Telephone: +44 3333442801
E-mail: enquiries@conversant.technology
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.conversant.technology/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 313 682.70
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
South Devon College
Long Road
Paignton
TQ4 7EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1803540565
E-mail: sue.hayes@southdevon.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.southdevon.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/10/2021