Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 21 Dec 2022, 11:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Legacy Analogue Telephone Lines

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Dec 2022no call for competition
Awarded to BT Local Business Edinburgh2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Continuation of service to maintain telephone, alarm and traffic signal lines until digital adoption in approximately 2025.

CPV: Telecommunications services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Continuation of legacy telephone, alarm and traffic signal lines until digital…Awarded

Continuation of legacy telephone, alarm and traffic signal lines until digital adoption in (approximately) 2025.

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Dec 2022, 11:27 GMT
Last source update
18 Jan 2023, 12:02 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001523
Classification (CPV)
Telecommunications services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03933e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Legacy telephone, alarm and traffic signal lines provided by single supplier. Prior attempts to stimulate competition in the market were unsuccessful.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. . A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service /OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:719498)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BT Local Business Edinburgh£500,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
BT Local Business Edinburgh£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.