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PICTS Site Cabling Services

CTM PORTAL FOR THE NDA SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE

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05 Apr 2022 at 11:12

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "PICTS Site Cabling Services" was initiated by the CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance, located in Seascale, UK. This tender falls under the telecommunications network industry category and is classified as a procurement of goods. The contract, valued at £7,987,015, has been awarded to Openreach Ltd after a limited procurement method was employed, specifically through a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The tender has been completed with the contract signed on 3rd March 2022, and the provision of these services involves maintaining the existing cabling infrastructure at a nuclear site in West Cumbria.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in telecommunications and infrastructure management. Companies with expertise in cabling services, network installation, and maintenance would be particularly well-suited to compete in future tenders of this nature. Given Openreach Ltd's exclusive rights to the UK's telecommunications infrastructure, firms that can collaborate with or manage such strategic assets may find avenues for growth within this sector, especially in environments like nuclear sites where precision and reliability are critical.

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Notice Title

PICTS Site Cabling Services

Notice Description

Site Cabling Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following a negotiated procurement process the Site Cabling Services contract has been awarded to Openreach Limited. The stated contract value of PS7,987,015 is inclusive of the initial five year term and optional one year extension. The required service is solely in relation to the existing inground ducting, copper telephone wires and fibre cabling (the Cabling Infrastructure) that runs through the nuclear site located in West Cumbria. This Cabling Infrastructure forms part of the national telecommunications network which is owned by British Telecommunications PLC and managed and operated by Openreach Limited. A direct contract with Openreach Limited for Site Cabling Services will ensure that the existing Cabling Infrastructure is proactively managed, maintained and re-purposed as appropriate to support delivery of an effective network service. The network service will be provided by a separate network service provider under a separate contract. Given the size of the nuclear site, which covers six sq. kilometres, effective pro-active management of the far-reaching Cabling Infrastructure, to free up capacity within the ducts as an example, will readily allow the installation of new copper telephone wires and network fibre cabling in the future, without the need for civil engineering works. Simplistically the Site Cabling Services contract will provide the cables to the buildings at the nuclear site, which the network service provider will then use to connect and create a full end to end network service across all sites. In developing the requirements care has been taken to ensure that only services relating to Cabling Infrastructure have been included and the contract specifically excludes any network service that could be provided directly by a network services provider.

Procurement Information

UK national communications infrastructure is a national asset that is owned by British Telecommunications PLC. Under the 'manage and operate' assets arrangement between British Telecommunications plc and Openreach Ltd, Openreach Ltd have exclusive rights to access and use the UK national infrastructure. The exclusivity of this position is regulated by Ofcom, whereby Openreach Ltd are obligated to treat all customers equally. This exclusivity arrangement provides the lawful justification for direct award of the Site Cabling Services contract to Openreach Ltd in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 32 use of negotiated procedure without prior publication, specifically paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (b) bullet (iii) whereby: * the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public service contracts, where the service can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the protection of exclusive rights.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032a1b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009088-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment


CPV Codes

32412100 - Telecommunications network

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,987,015 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Apr 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CTM PORTAL FOR THE NDA SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE
Contact Name
Charles Loveday
Contact Email
charles.loveday@sellafieldsites.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SEASCALE
Postcode
CA20 1PG
Post Town
Carlisle
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Gosforth
Westminster Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OPENREACH

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