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Published 4 Jun 2021, 12:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of high-speed internet connectivity and business ISDN connections, services and support to the University of Birmingham Dubai Campus

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: United Arab Emirates (AE)

Awarded value£2,160,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Jun 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Etisalat Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of high-speed internet connectivity and business ISDN connections, services and support to the University of Birmingham Dubai campus building located in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).

CPV: For Internet · ISDN network · Internet network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The University of Birmingham intends to contract with Etisalat Group for the provision…

The University of Birmingham intends to contract with Etisalat Group for the provision of high-speed internet connectivity, business ISDN connections, services and support to the new University of Birmingham Dubai (UoBD) campus building within Dubai International Academic City (DIAC). The new campus opens in September 2021. This contract will be for 2021 to 2024, and will be reviewed during 2024 to be republished for 2024.

Etisalat currently provide core network infrastructure service connectivity to DIAC and the UoBD building, and all existing network and telecommunications services. It is imperative to the ongoing success of the project that the University integrates effectively with the existing onsite provision.

3 year contract at maximum £720k (plus VAT) per year (£2.16m plus VAT in total)

Etisalat Group

Office 408

Al Owais Building

Al Ittihad Road

Deira

Dubai

U.A.E.

Delivery listed: United Arab Emirates (AE) · University of Birmingham Dubai campus building located in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).

32416000 ISDN network

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: Goods
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: 4 Jun 2021, 12:49 BST
Last source update: 24 Nov 2021, 09:07 GMT
Authority reference: FRAM515/21
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-029211
Classification (CPV): For InternetISDN networkInternet network
Delivery area: United Arab Emirates (AE)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b884 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: It is imperative to the ongoing success of the project that the University integrates effectively with the onsite provision.
Etisalat are a sole supplier to the region and therefore the University of Birmingham Dubai are restricted to a single supplier.

Publisher note: It is imperative to the ongoing success of the project that the University integrates effectively with the onsite provision. Etisalat are a sole supplier to the region and therefore the University of Birmingham Dubai are restricted to a single supplier.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextII.1.4	Provision of high-speed internet connectivity and business ISDN connections, services and support to the University of Birmingham Dubai campus building located in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).	*This notice is superseded by notice: 2021/S 000-029208; published 24th November 2021.* [Provision of high-speed internet connectivity and business ISDN connections, services and support to the University of Birmingham Dubai campus building located in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).]
—	TextII.1.1	—	*This notice is superseded by notice: 2021/S 000-029208; published 24th November 2021.* [Provision of high-speed internet connectivity and business ISDN connections, services and support to the University of Birmingham Dubai Campus]

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,160,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Etisalat Group	£2,160,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of high-speed internet connectivity and business ISDN connections, services and support to the University of Birmingham Dubai campus · Etisalat Group
Signed
4 Jun 2021
Value
£2,160,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Chancellors Court,Edgbaston, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B152TTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Etisalat GroupAwarded supplier Office 408,Al Owais Building,Al Ittihad Road, Dubai, AE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.