Published date: 16 August 2019

This notice was replaced on 20 August 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 December 2019)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications equipment and supplies - 32500000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£2,502,000

Procurement reference

EMPWELL001-DN429987-80383273

Published date

16 August 2019

Closing date

19 September 2019

Contract start date

26 November 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Rutland County Council Local Full Fibre Networks project (Digital Rutland LFFN) Upgrades to Public Sector Buildings in Rutland, is a third wave project for the Full Fibre Network Programme (LFFN) operated byBroadband Development UK (BDUK) within the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) andthis procurement is part funded by DCMS. This is an open tender compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The anticipated value of this Contract is a total of £2,502,000 for the installation period, referred to as "the Budget" within this tender. This is comprised of a baseline budget of £2,002,000 against which Bidders should price their tender response and an estimated £500,000 of Additional Funding budget which if it becomes available will be brought in via a Change Control Procedure during the contract term.
The Contract term comprises two parts:
The full Fibre networks installation (including testing and commissioning) period which must be completed by 31March 2021 to allow the Authority to submit its final funding claim to DCMS by 30 June 2021
The reporting period effective for five (5) years from the Final Acceptance Date. The deadline for bids is noon 19th September 2019. It is anticipated that the Contract will be awarded for the provision of the services on or after 22nd November 2019. Tender documents are available to download from www.EastMidsTenders.org. Interested parties must register their interest in order to access the documents. Suppliers new to ProContract platforms such as EastMidsTenders must complete the Supplier registration process first of all.

About the buyer

Contact name

Libby Kingsley

Address

Rutland County Council
Catmose
Oakham
LE15 6HP
England

Email

lkingsley@rutland.gov.uk