Contract notice

Information

Published

Expire date: 10/02/2022

External Reference: 2022-580687

FTS Reference: 2022-000634

Contract notice

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Jisc Services Ltd
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Contact person: Tony Claxton
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=42173&B=JISC
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  National Education and Research Network Provider
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Janet Text
Reference number:  Proc1717
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

64212100  -  Short Message Service (SMS) services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework to provide an SMS service for the Jisc community for a period of four years starting in May 2022 subject to mutual agreement. The term of the agreement will be a two-year initial term followed by two yearly extensions up to a maximum term of four years.
The full scope for this procurement can be found within the SQ tender document.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 2300000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

64212100  -  Short Message Service (SMS) services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier framework to provide an SMS service for the Jisc community for a period of four years starting in May 2022 subject to mutual agreement. The term of the agreement will be a two-year initial term followed by two yearly extensions up to a maximum term of four years.
The scope covers purchases by organisations that will primarily be members of Jisc and/or those providing or supporting education, research or culture in the UK. The Janet Network Connection Policy outlines the types of organisation that are eligible to use the Janet network and its associated services.
These can be summarised as: All institutions of higher or further education; All laboratories and other establishments of the Research Councils; The bodies funding higher and further education and research across the UK; Local government authorities where these are providing broadband ICT services to schools, or commissioning these services from third parties; Individual schools, whether under local government control or with other governance; Individual or groups of libraries, whether under local government control or with other governance; Individual or groups of museums, whether under local government control or with other governance.
Any other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of education or research. Many of the above bodies are also members of higher and further education purchasing consortia including GEANT.
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/membershttps
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
http://www.geant.net/About/Pages/home.aspx
https://www.heanet.ie/about
The full scope and outline of this tender can be found within the SQ tender document.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2300000.00  GBP
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The initial term of contracts awarded will be 2 years, there will then be two separate extensions available of one year each, up to the maximum term of 4 years.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  3
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  10/02/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 6  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK