Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Welfare Wi-Fi Services at Al Udeid Airbase
Notice Description
Welfare internet Wi-Fi Services for the UK Armed Forces at Al Udeid Airbase.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Welfare internet Wi-Fi Services for the UK Armed Forces at Al Udeid Airbase.
Options: One (1) year + One (1) Option year + One (1) Option Year
Procurement Information
The Authority intends to award a one year contract with option years to Babylon Telecommunications Inc to provide welfare internet Wi-Fi Services to the UK Armed Forces. It is considered that the contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for technical reasons. This is on the basis that only, as the Babylon Telecommunications Inc (a) have the required access to the infrastructure needed to carry out these services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02a9e2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011905-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72400000 - Internet services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £285,672 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Apr 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PJHQ COMMERCIAL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- beverley.finch679@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHWOOD HEADQUARTERS
- Postcode
- HA6 3HP
- Post Town
- Harrow
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Three Rivers
- Electoral Ward
- Moor Park & Eastbury
- Westminster Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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