Published date: 18 April 2017
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
Mobile telephones - 32250000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£210,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_139890/579807
Published date
18 April 2017
Closing date
19 May 2017
Contract start date
30 November 2017
Contract end date
30 June 2021
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Authority is undertaking a tender exercise to appoint suitably capable
and experienced providers of LTE Handheld Mobile Devices and Accessories.
Due to the need for ESN Devices to operate using the Release 12 QoS Class
Identifier (QCI) (incorporating public safety features) to enable them to be
fully capable of operating on the new ESN LTE network and meeting user
requirements, this opportunity is restricted to those suppliers who are able to
demonstrate their capability and experience to provide devices of the type
required by this procurement to deliver the LTE Mobile Handheld Devices and
accessories.
Devices that will be supplied resulting from this procurement will need to
have achieved Network Approval Testing Service (NATS) and User Device Type
Approval Service (UDTAS) accreditation as part of the requirements to utilise
LTE Mobile Handheld Devices on the ESN network.
The awarded contract(s) will be for a duration of 36 months plus the option
for the Authority to extend for a period(s) up to a maximum of 12 months
and will supply:
The procurement covers:
1. LTE Mobile Handheld Devices for trials ("Trials") by a target date of April 2018 and no later than June 2018 in quantity of between 500, 750 and 1500 units based on the number
of suppliers awarded contracts to be on the Framework Agreement.
2. LTE Mobile Handheld Devices available on the Framework Agreement - LTE
Mobile Handheld Devices that meets the requirements of the ITT for procurement by October 2018 in quantity of up to 250,000 units.
3. Accessories - the supply of accessories that are to be used with the LTE
mobile handheld devices for the Trials and to be called off during the term of
the Framework Agreement to be supplied by the Potential Supplier.
4. Intrinsically Safe (IS) LTE Mobile Handheld Devices - A variant of the LTE
Handheld Device that is intrinsically safe is to be provided by one of the
Suppliers under the Framework Agreement period (determined through the
evaluation as detailed in the ITT). The LTE Handheld Device is to be certified
to Zone 1 of the ATEX DIRECTIVE 2014/34/EU or later version or equivalent. A
total of 3,000 Intrinsically Safe LTE Mobile Handheld Devices will be required
during the term of the Framework Agreement period
See OJEU 2017/S 067-125892 for further details.
Expressions of Interest to participate in this procurement should be made by
e-mailing ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.
Following receipt of an Expression of Interest the Authority will send the
Contract Letting Participation Agreement (CLPA); Ethical Walls Agreement
(EWA) and Security Aspects Letter (SAL) to the supplier to complete and return
to the same e-mail address.
Once the CLPA, EWA and SAL have been returned and verified by the
Authority, the supplier will be provided with access to the ESN Handheld
Devices forum on the Bravo e-Sourcing Portal.
About the buyer
Address
2 Marsham Street, First Floor, Peel Building
London
SW1P 4DF
England
ESMCPSupplier@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Website
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