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Published 28 Apr 2021, 20:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Broadband for Rural Businesses in Oxfordshire project (BiRO)

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Awarded value£6,313,5004 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Oct 2019
Awarded to British Telecommunications Plc, Airband Community Internet Ltd4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Broadband for Rural Businesses in Oxfordshire project (BiRO) will provide superfast broadband infrastructure for businesses operating in rural Oxfordshire which are not planned to be reached by any existing Provider’s commercial plans, or under the existing Better Broadband for Oxfordshire programme. The Contract is divided into 4 Lots

CPV: Computer network services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1North. The Geographic area for this lot is the North of the Cherwell district.Awarded
Delivery: South East
72700000 Computer network services
Lot #2Central. The Geographic areas for this lot are the south of the Cherwell district, West Oxfordshire, the North of the Vale of White horse and the North-west portion of South Oxfordshire.Awarded
Delivery: South East
72700000 Computer network services
Lot #3South West. The Geographic areas for this lot is the south of the Vale of White Horse district along with a few premises in the south west of the South Oxfordshire district.Awarded
Delivery: South East
72700000 Computer network services
Lot #4Awarded
Delivery: South East
72700000 Computer network services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria as defined in A1.5 of Part 2 of the ITT doc: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria as defined in A1.5 of Part 2 of the ITT doc: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Apr 2021, 20:15 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2021, 20:15 BST
Authority reference
DN352200
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009198
Classification (CPV)
Computer network services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ab5f Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £6,313,5004 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 5 Oct 2019
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · North. The Geographic area for this lot is the North of the Cherwell district.1 award
British Telecommunications Plc£1,219,851 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Central. The Geographic areas for this lot are the south of the Cherwell district, West Oxfordshire, the North of the Vale of White horse and the North-west portion of South Oxfordshire.1 award
British Telecommunications Plc£2,150,955 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · South West. The Geographic areas for this lot is the south of the Vale of White Horse district along with a few premises in the south west of the South Oxfordshire district.1 award
Airband Community Internet LtdSME£975,641 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · The Broadband for Rural Businesses in Oxfordshire project (BiRO) will provide…1 award
Airband Community Internet LtdSME£1,967,053 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · North. The Geographic area for this lot is the North of the Cherwell district.1bids · 1 electronic0——
2 · Central. The Geographic areas for this lot are the south of the Cherwell district, West Oxfordshire, the North of the Vale of White horse and the North-west portion of South Oxfordshire.1bids · 1 electronic0——
3 · South West. The Geographic areas for this lot is the south of the Vale of White Horse district along with a few premises in the south west of the South Oxfordshire district.2bids · 2 electronic1——
4 · The Broadband for Rural Businesses in Oxfordshire project (BiRO) will provide…2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Oxfordshire County Council, 3rd Floor County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.