Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Procurement Co-ordinator
  The JNT Association
  Lumen House, Library Avenue
  Didcot
  OX11 0SG
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: procurement@ja.net
  Tel: +44 1235822341
  Fax: +44 1235822286

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: www.ja.net

  Electronic access to information: https://tenders.ja.net

  Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://tenders.ja.net

  Further information can be obtained from:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

  The above mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2) Type of the contracting authority

  Other: National education and research network provider

• I.3) Main activity

  Education

• I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
  

  Bracknell Forest Borough Council (acting for the South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL))
  278123
  SEGfL Office, Easthampstead Park
  RG40 3DF Wokingham
  UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Description

  • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

    High Bandwidth telecommunications infrastructure in the South East of England.

  • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Services

    Service category No 5: Telecommunications services

    NUTS code UKJ14

  • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract

  • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

    Not provided

  • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The replacement of the Learning Network South East (LeNSE), a telecommunications network in the South East of England delivering Janet(UK) services to the higher and further education and research community in the region.

  • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    32412100

  • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

  • II.1.8) Lots

    This contract is divided into lots: no

  • II.1.9) Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

  • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

    The framework agreement will be for use by Janet(UK), initially to replace the existing LeNSE provision. It may also be used by South East Grid For Learning (SEGfL) subject to future collaborative opportunities arising. Information about the SEGfL is available at: http://www.segfl.org.uk/.

    In addition, other public authorities in the immediate vicinity are also scoped to use this framework.

    The SEGfL is also launching its own procurement to establish a framework for broadband and related services via Bracknell Forest Borough Council (acting for the South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL). This is a complementary procurement to this opportunity.

    The immediate aim of the procurement is to obtain a regional telecommunications infrastructure to serve the needs of the institutions listed in Section 9 of the pre-qualification questionnaire before the end of the contracts covering the current LeNSE network. The procurement is for a regional transmission network only, not a managed IP network.

    The majority of the institutions have a single connection to LeNSE but a small number purchase additional transmission links under the existing contract for LeNSE. Any future orders for circuits that will be connected to the procured regional network will be placed by Janet(UK). In addition, a number of institutions currently have connections to LeNSE but might choose not to connect to the new infrastructure. The Operational Requirement (OR) document will confirm the initial order. With respect to use of the services to be procured more widely than within the Education Sector, the Janet Connection Policy defines the conditions under which any organisation may be connected to Janet. The present connection policy is available at: https://www.ja.net/products-services/janet-connect/janet-connections/terms-provision-janet-service.

  • II.2.2) Information about options

    Options: yes

    Description of these options: Janet(UK) wishes to award a framework providing an initial 3 years of service with the possibility of extension for up to a further 3 years subject to performance, technology and price review.

  • II.2.3) Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

• II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

  Duration in months: 72 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not provided

  • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Not provided

  • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Not provided

  • III.1.4) Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

• III.2) Conditions for participation

  • III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the Court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations

    (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations

    (c) has been convicted by a judgement which has he force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct

    (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by ay means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate

    (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this section or has not supplied such information

    (h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA

    (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively

    (j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities

    (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.

    Suppliers must provide evidence of financial and economic standing, as specified in article 47 of EU Directive2004/18/EC.

  • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per the pre-qualification questionnaire.

  • III.2.3) Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As per the pre-qualification questionnaire.

  • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

• III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

  • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

  • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

• IV.1) Type of procedure

  • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

    Restricted

  • IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged minimum number 3: and maximum number 5

  • IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

• IV.2) Award criteria

  • IV.2.1) Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

  • IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no

• IV.3) Administrative information

  • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

    Not provided

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no

  • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 15.10.2012 - 12:00

    Payable documents: no

  • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    17.10.2012 - 12:00

  • IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    9.11.2012

  • IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    English.

  • IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Not provided

  • IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 19.12.2012 - 12:00

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about recurrence

  This is a recurrent procurement: no

• VI.2) Information about European Union funds

  The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

• VI.3) Additional information

  Each interested bidder is required to register its intention to submit a response to this PQQ via the Janet(UK) e-tendering portal at: https://tenders.ja.net.

• VI.4) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    Not provided

  • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

    Not provided

  • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  12.9.2012