UK

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/04/2020

External Reference: 2020-556926

TED Reference: 2020/S 069-165779

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

NW FIRECONTROL LIMITED
06314891
North West Fire Control, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue
Warrington
WA5 3UZ
UK
Contact person: Laura Edwards
Telephone: +44 1606363853
E-mail: laura.edwards@cheshire.pnn.police.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.nwfirecontrol.com/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshire.police.uk

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of a Mobilising System Solution and Associated Support and Maintenance on behalf of NW Firecontrol Ltd
Reference number:  CPA/SPU/1029F
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

42960000  -  Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Provision of a Mobilising System Solution and Associated Support and Maintenance for NW Firecontrol Ltd.
This contract is being procured by the joint Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Authority Strategic Procurement Unit on behalf of NW Firecontrol Ltd.
The contract will operate directly between the supplier and NW Firecontrol Ltd.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  3360425.10  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

42960000  -  Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment
42961000  -  Command and control system
42961400  -  Dispatch system
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Winsford. CW7 2UA
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Provision of a Mobilising System Solution Support and Maintenance for the command and control centre for four North West based fire authorises which is operated by their wholly owned company NW Firecontrol Limited.
The contract will operate directly between the supplier and NW Firecontrol Ltd.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Provision of a Mobilising System Solution Support and Maintenance for the command and control centre for four North West based fire authorises which is operated by their wholly owned company NW Firecontrol Limited.
The contract will operate directly between the supplier and NW Firecontrol Ltd.

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
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
NW Firecontrol Limited have awarded a 36 month support and maintenance contract, with the option to extend for two periods of 12 months, to telent Technology Services Limited under section 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as it is believed that the services can be supplied only by telent Technology Services Limited on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons and in order to protect intellectual property rights.
No reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The design, know-how, database rights and applications associated to the current Mobilising System Solution used by NW Firecontrol Limited belongs to telent Technology Services Limited and constitutes part of their intellectual property rights. The structure of the delivery of the solution with the subcontractors (Integraph (UK) Limited and Frequentis AG) is a bespoke relationship between these operators when delivering and maintaining a Mobilising System Solution to Fire Authorities in the North of the United Kingdom.
IV.1.8)

Information about the 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: 2019/S 150-370970
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: NWFC Mobilsiing System Solution Support and Maintenance

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/04/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

telent Technology Services Limited
703317
Point 3, Haywood Road,
Warwick
CV34 5AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1926693000
E-mail: talktotelent@telent.com
Internet address: www.telent.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  2500000.00  GBP
Total value of the contract/lot:  3360425.10  GBP
V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT:  2028975.22  GBP
Proportion:  60 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:  
3rd Line Support and Maintenance Services.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Manchester
UK