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Published 15 Jun 2022, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

US_22103 Replacement IT Network Infrastructure - Internal Campus Enabling Works

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

4 lotsWorksCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Awarded value£6,231,688published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2022awarded 9 Oct 2024
Awarded to Capita Business Services Ltd

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This notice of tender is for the delivery of the internal enabling works for the replacement of the University’s IT Network Infrastructure.

This is a highly visible flagship programme for the provision of a modern, secure, high speed wired and wireless campus data network for the entire UoS Falmer Campus. The upgrade of the network infrastructure is instrumental to the University of Sussex achieving its strategic objectives, and central to the delivery of strategic developments in the ITS and Estates roadmap. The project driver being in direct response to negative feedback from the National Student Survey.

This works package will therefore deliver the following scope of works:

  • Design and delivery of independent power supplies for each ITS network equipment room (195 No.)
  • Design and delivery of cooling systems for critical ITS network equipment room (81 No.)
  • Fibre data cabling install, internal and external cable runs (Whole Campus)
  • Fabric building changes for associated fibre and power cabling install (Whole Campus)

CPV: Construction consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction supervision services · Construction work · Electrical installation work · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Installation of cable infrastructure · Installation of cable laying · Installation of computer cabling · Mechanical installations · Other building completion work

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Principal Contractor, site managementCancelled
Lot #2ITS Equipment rooms uplift (Electrical and Ventilation)

The university will be running a procurement process under the “Competitive procedure with Negotiation”. Providers interested in tendering should register with Proactis to view and access the Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) and supporting Documentation –

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Data cabling install (Inter & intra building)Cancelled
Lot #4Building fabric alterations and enabling for data cablingCancelled

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 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
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
15 Jun 2022, 16:10 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2024, 10:34 BST
Authority reference
DN2673
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032926
Classification (CPV)
Construction consultancy servicesConstruction management servicesConstruction supervision servicesConstruction workElectrical installation workHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation workInstallation of cable infrastructureInstallation of cable layingInstallation of computer cablingMechanical installations
+1 moreOther building completion work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0346f0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jul 2022 → 14 Oct 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    14 Oct 2024, 10:34 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2024, 10:34 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Oct 2024, 10:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,231,6881 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Capita Business Services Ltd£6,231,688 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Sussex

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation RC000672 Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN1 9RHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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.