Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Highlands and Islands Technical support
Notice Description
The contract has now been awarded for the following service. Scottish Government's target is to deliver superfast broadband to 100% of premises by 2021. To support this activity in the Highlands and Islands, HIE is looking for specialist support for the next 3 years. This will include supporting the management of contracts which provide fibre broadband beyond commercial rollout, as well as providing technical, commercial and procurement support for future projects. It will also be responsible for overseeing the management of the Connected Communities network and its integration into the wider Scottish Government/ Digital Highlands and Islands Next Generation Access (NGA) initiatives. It will also include the day to day management of a Field Support Services (FSS) "Technical Support" supplier, contracted by HIE under a separate agreement to the Connected Communities network.
Lot Information
Lot 1
These services will be delivered from May 2017 for a period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a further one year period. This contract was not divided into Lots since this would make the execution of the contract excessively technically difficult. The total value referred to in II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the estimated value over 4 years.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders will also be required to list, in so far as they are known, the subcontractors they propose to use.
Options: HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: This contract will be awarded for 36 months with an optional 12 month extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000473214
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283518
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
71356000 - Technical services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- £688,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 May 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Mar 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 May 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- hieprocurement@hient.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463245245
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 5NA
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=10
21st February 2017 - Draft Terms & Conditions for FSS contract -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=5
16th February 2017 - Digital H&I Financial Ratios Table -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=9
16th February 2017 - Digital H&I Financial Ratios Table V2. Please use this version to complete your tender. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=3
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I Award criteria response form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=4
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I Pricing Proforma -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=6
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I Form of Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=7
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I Terms and Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=8
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I ESPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=1
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I Scope of Requirements -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB272788&idx=2
10th February 2017 - Digital H&I Part 2 Management of Connected Communities -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB272788
Digital Highlands and Islands Technical support - Scottish Government's target is to deliver superfast broadband to 100% of premises by 2021. To support this activity in the Highlands and Islands, HIE is looking for specialist support for the next 3 years. This will include supporting the management of contracts which provide fibre broadband beyond commercial rollout, as well as providing technical, commercial and procurement support for future projects. It will also be responsible for overseeing the management of the Connected Communities network and its integration into the wider Scottish Government/ Digital Highlands and Islands Next Generation Access (NGA) initiatives. This predominantly wireless network is owned and operated by HIE and delivers broadband to parts of the Western Isles. It will also include the day to day management of a Field Support Services (FSS) "Technical Support" supplier, contracted by HIE under a separate agreement to the Connected Communities network. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283518
Digital Highlands and Islands Technical support - The contract has now been awarded for the following service. Scottish Government's target is to deliver superfast broadband to 100% of premises by 2021. To support this activity in the Highlands and Islands, HIE is looking for specialist support for the next 3 years. This will include supporting the management of contracts which provide fibre broadband beyond commercial rollout, as well as providing technical, commercial and procurement support for future projects. It will also be responsible for overseeing the management of the Connected Communities network and its integration into the wider Scottish Government/ Digital Highlands and Islands Next Generation Access (NGA) initiatives. It will also include the day to day management of a Field Support Services (FSS) "Technical Support" supplier, contracted by HIE under a separate agreement to the Connected Communities network.
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