Official UK procurement notice
Spectrum Management Centre Monitoring Solution
Authority: Ofcom (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOfcom is running a procurement process under the Open procedure to identify a suitably qualified supplier for the provision of Spectrum Management Centre monitoring Solution.
The contract is expected to commence on October 2024. The duration of the Contract is three (3) years, subject to the right of Ofcom (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two periods of up to 12 months. The maximum length of the Contract is therefore five (5) years. The value of the contract is estimated to be between £400,00 - £800,000 over the life of the contract.
Interested suppliers are invited to respond to Ofcom’s ITT in accordance with the rules set out in the procurement documents.
For further details about Ofcom’s requirements, please see the procurement documents made available via ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
CPV: IT software package · Monitoring and control services · Spectrum analyser
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1For further detail on the contract make up – please see additional information in this…AwardedPublished value£800,000
For further detail on the contract make up – please see additional information in this notice.
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 sub-criteria (11)
- Solution: 10%
- Recording: 10%
- Functional requirements: 10%
- Non-Functional Requirements: 10%
- Future Aspirations: 5%
- Networking: 5%
- Implementation: 5%
- SLA: 3%
- price: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
- Switch Over & Environment: 5%
Published award criteria (11)
- Solution: 10
- Recording: 10
- Functional requirements: 10
- Non-Functional Requirements: 10
- Future Aspirations: 5
- Networking: 5
- Implementation: 5
- SLA: 3
- Switch Over & Environment: 5
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 98 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 30 Nov 2023, 16:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C20241979- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039024- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041e20Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Ofcom will incorporate a standstill period of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using BravoSolutions electronic tendering system at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including maximum possible extensions. Ofcom are looking to procure a Spectrum Management Centre (SMC) Monitoring Solution. The SMC has a requirement for upgrading their High Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Solution (hereafter referred to as the solution). This solution will provide the capacity to monitor either in person or remotely real time radio spectrum activity, rollback historic spectrum events for up to 96 hours with a high level of resolution, audio quality and direction-finding information displayed on a Graphical Information System (GIS). The solution will include: • The new receiver(s)/software (excluding receiver and buffer/storage facilities) will be expected to encompass legacy antennas and fixed infrastructure already in service, current equipment configuration, mapping and measurements. The contract will be put in place for an initial term of 36 month with the option to extend twice for a further 12 months giving a maximum term of 60 months
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Apr 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2024- Published value published: £800,00010 Jul 2024, 12:41 BST
- Status changed to active10 Jul 2024, 12:41 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Jul 2024, 12:41 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST10 Jul 2024, 12:41 BST
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Audit UK ltdSMESMC Monitoring Solution | £1,400,372 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SMC Monitoring Solution · Communications Audit UK ltdSME
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,400,372
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court, The Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Communications Audit UK ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria