Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Residential ISP and associated Equipment
Authority: University of Sunderland (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University are looking to outsource the entire Residential Internet Service to a supplier, inclusive of connectivity, hardware and incident management. The purpose of this requirement is to reduce the reliance on the UoS Technical Services Team and introduce a high level of business continuity for this essential provision to students. The university are looking for innovative solutions which will also be to help future proof the provision, for the next iteration of Wi-Fi, broadband and related services. The University are looking for a provider that has previous experience with other Higher Education Institutions. The University would also like a 24x365 Helpdesk for student queries and issues to be raised using a single log-in, preferably allowing the ability to access Wi-Fi services across all accommodation.The provision, as a minimum, must provide Wi-Fi and wired connection options to all rooms, with WiFi 6 and a minimum Speed of at least 200Mbps. It is expected that these mi
CPV: Internet service providers ISP
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£666,667
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative / Presentation: 40 / 20
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Apr 2022, 17:21 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2022, 11:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UOS/ResiISP/0921- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019263- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03329fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Timeline
6 Jun 2022 → 14 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jul 2022, 11:48 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2022, 11:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wifinity LtdSMEProvision of Residential Internet Provision and associated Equipment for the University of Sunderland | £833,333 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Residential Internet Provision and associated Equipment for the University of Sunderland · Wifinity LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2022
- Value
- £833,333
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of Sunderland, Legal Services, 4th Floor, Edinburgh BuildingMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wifinity LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria