Telecommunications, Digital Inclusion and Internet of Things

A Contract Award Notice
by PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£5M-£32M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
15 Feb 2022
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 34 suppliers

Description

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015 PfH has sought to establish a national Framework Agreement for Telecommunications, Digital Inclusion, Internet of Things and associated services. The Framework will be awarded for an initial period of three years and may be extended for a further year (4 years in total) The framework is intended to provide services and associated products relating to networking and security including cloud based solutions, voice solutions, unified communications, mobile communications and total communications, in addition to providing solution to support digital inclusion and solutions utilising the Internet of Things technologies. For further information please refer to the procurement documentation.

Lot Division

1 Networking and Security

The successful suppliers will be required to provide a full range of inclusive goods and service provisions either directly or via third parties, which will include installation, maintenance, disposal and any associated services and solution including but not limited to; Data connectivity and internet services incorporating FTTx, Ethernet Circuits, ISDN, PSTN, SD-WAN, Security solutions, Disaster Recovery solutions including but not limited to back up solutions, replication and recovery software and/or services. Cloud Hosting, Private Clouds, Local Area Networking (LAN), Wi-Fi, Power Systems, Associated Hardware – including but not limited to laptops, tablets, routers, servers, including associated accessories and connectivity requirements. Associated Services – including the provision of technical specialists, training, helpdesk support, managed equipment rooms, survey, installation, maintenance and decommissioning.

2 Unified Communications and Voice Solutions

Lot 2 requires the successful suppliers to provide a full range of inclusive goods and service provisions either directly or via third parties, which will include installation, maintenance, disposal and any associated services and solution including but not limited to associated software relating to; Digital voice solutions, including but not limited to Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP, SIP Trunking), Call Centre solutions, Contact Centre solutions, Unified Communications Application(s), Associated Hardware – including but not limited to handsets, headsets, laptops, tablets, routers, servers, including associated accessories and connectivity requirements, Associated Services – including the provision of technical specialists, training, helpdesk support, surveys, installation, maintenance and decommissioning, Teleconference and Videoconferencing solutions.

3 Total Communications Solutions

Lot 3 offers members the opportunity to call off requirements for services spanning both Lot 1 and 2, enabling both the member and supplier to develop and implement a total Communications solution under the remit of a single supplier.

4 Mobile Communications

Lot 4 requires the successful supplier to offer members a full range of mobile solutions inclusive of hardware, accessories, associated software, data and associated service including delivery, maintenance and repair services, disposal and any associated services and solution including but not limited to; 3G, 4G & 5G Connectivity, voice & data bundles including sim cards, mobile device hardware, including but not limited to phones and tablet computers, accessories and other associated hardware. Mobile Broadband. The provision of associated mobile communications systems and software including but not limited to; Mobile Device Management (MDM), mobile call recording, mobile conference calling, anti-virus software, hardware, repair services. Mobile cloud storage and sharing services, mobile device deployment Services including receipt, configuration and re-deployment to the end user, in addition to associated advisory and consultancy services.

5 Community Wifi & Digital Inclusion Solutions

Lot 5 provides members with solutions focused upon the provision of goods and services with the intention of enhancing digital inclusion within PfH Member’s Customer environment. Within this lot, the tenant is at the heart of the intended solutions, with the intention of improving accessibility to the internet with the purpose of enhancing tenant skills and capabilities in moving towards a digital operating environment. PfH members may choose to do this to support members with internet connectivity with the purpose of enabling tenants to search for jobs, apply for benefits, pay rent or other utilities in addition to enabling them to search for better value goods and services to them as an individual in addition to a host of other benefits, which may include staying in touch with family and friends via email or social media, reducing isolation and loneliness. Whilst this lot is fundamentally about connectivity for the above benefits, other associated services are for the provision of training and upskilling of PfH Member customers, and therefore the applicable providers must be able to facilitate appropriate training solutions with the same overall aim, to improve digital inclusion. The Successful Suppliers will be required to provide a full range of inclusive goods and service provisions either directly or via third parties, which will include installation, maintenance, disposal and any associated services and solutions including but not limited to associated software relating to; Community Connectivity, Site based, Community Wifi, Neighbourhood Wifi, Local Authority or other Wifi/WAN, The supply of hardware and connectivity, the provision of mobile connectivity on a BYOD basis. Additional elements include but are not limited to; The provision of associated training and education services, to provide development and learning interventions. The provision of software of online solutions which will support in education solutions within the intention of increasing digital inclusion. Advisory services regarding appropriate grants and funding mechanisms.

6 Internet of Things

Lot 6 will provide members a full range of connectivity solutions all focused around IOT connectivity and data, which will enable members to identify, monitor and measure sensors within any environment. It is thought that the application of IOT is highly likely that members will be focused on solutions which support them in improving the services provided to PfH Member Customers thorough many different applications, for example, monitoring boiler performance, smoke alarms, fire alarms, heat alarms, legionella, humidity, energy consumption, water consumption, although this is not an exhaustive list and is likely to develop over the course of the framework. Members call off requirements will vary in respect of volume and requirements, members will require a range of services from ad-hoc small volume trials, to a fully tailored and owned gateways with application integration, therefore the Supplier will need to provide a fully inclusive solution as detailed within the scope of this framework agreement, in order to fulfil the specified member requirements. This lot is split into two sub lots; Lot 6a – Shared Solutions – This lot is directly relevant to solutions where connectivity is provided on a shared gateway basis. Lot 6b – Private solutions– This lot is directly relevant to solutions where connectivity is provided on a private gateway basis and is highly likely that the Customer will purchase and house the gateway within location which the Customer owns and/or leases, but ultimately has access and control of access to.

Award Detail

1 Social Telecoms CIC (Shrewsbury)
  • Community Wifi & Digital Inclusion Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-1
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Abzorb Group (Brighouse)
  • Community Wifi & Digital Inclusion Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-1
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Awtg (London)
  • Community Wifi & Digital Inclusion Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-1
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 North SV (Glasgow)
  • Community Wifi & Digital Inclusion Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-1
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Social Telecoms CIC (Shrewsbury)
  • Networking and Security
  • Reference: 004303-2022-2
  • Value: £10,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Abzorb Group (Brighouse)
  • Networking and Security
  • Reference: 004303-2022-2
  • Value: £10,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Daisy Communications (Nelson)
  • Networking and Security
  • Reference: 004303-2022-2
  • Value: £10,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
8 4Net Technologies (Manchester)
  • Networking and Security
  • Reference: 004303-2022-2
  • Value: £10,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 CCS Media (Chesterfield)
  • Networking and Security
  • Reference: 004303-2022-2
  • Value: £10,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 Britannic Technologies (Guildford)
  • Networking and Security
  • Reference: 004303-2022-2
  • Value: £10,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 Social Telecoms CIC (Shrewsbury)
  • Unified Communications and Voice Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-3
  • Value: £12,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Abzorb Group (Brighouse)
  • Unified Communications and Voice Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-3
  • Value: £12,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
13 Netcall Technology (Bedford)
  • Unified Communications and Voice Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-3
  • Value: £12,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
14 4Net Technologies (Manchester)
  • Unified Communications and Voice Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-3
  • Value: £12,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
15 Daisy Communications (Nelson)
  • Unified Communications and Voice Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-3
  • Value: £12,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
16 Chess ICT (Alderley Edge)
  • Unified Communications and Voice Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-3
  • Value: £12,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
17 Social Telecoms CIC (Shrewsbury)
  • Mobile Communications
  • Reference: 004303-2022-4
  • Value: £8,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
18 Daisy Communications (Nelson)
  • Mobile Communications
  • Reference: 004303-2022-4
  • Value: £8,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
19 Abzorb Group (Brighouse)
  • Mobile Communications
  • Reference: 004303-2022-4
  • Value: £8,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
20 Britannic Technologies (Guildford)
  • Mobile Communications
  • Reference: 004303-2022-4
  • Value: £8,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
21 4G Scotland (Dundee)
  • Mobile Communications
  • Reference: 004303-2022-4
  • Value: £8,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
22 Awtg (London)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
23 Daisy Communications (Nelson)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
24 Chameleon Digitization (Perth)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
25 North SV (Glasgow)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
26 CCS Media (Chesterfield)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
27 CGI IT (London)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
28 Britannic Technologies (Guildford)
  • Internet of Things
  • Reference: 004303-2022-5
  • Value: £32,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
29 Social Telecoms CIC (Shrewsbury)
  • Total Communications Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-6
  • Value: £15,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
30 Abzorb Group (Brighouse)
  • Total Communications Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-6
  • Value: £15,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
31 Daisy Communications (Nelson)
  • Total Communications Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-6
  • Value: £15,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
32 4Net Technologies (Manchester)
  • Total Communications Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-6
  • Value: £15,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
33 Britannic Technologies (Guildford)
  • Total Communications Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-6
  • Value: £15,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
34 Chess ICT (Alderley Edge)
  • Total Communications Solutions
  • Reference: 004303-2022-6
  • Value: £15,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

Award Criteria

Quality 60%
Price 40%

CPV Codes

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services
  • 32412100 - Telecommunications network
  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
  • 32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment
  • 32521000 - Telecommunications cable
  • 32523000 - Telecommunications facilities
  • 32524000 - Telecommunications system
  • 45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment
  • 50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
  • 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
  • 50331000 - Repair and maintenance services of telecommunications lines
  • 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
  • 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services
  • 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
  • 32522000 - Telecommunications equipment
  • 32410000 - Local area network
  • 32412000 - Communications network
  • 32413000 - Integrated network
  • 32424000 - Network infrastructure
  • 32430000 - Wide area network
  • 72710000 - Local area network services
  • 72720000 - Wide area network services
  • 32571000 - Communications infrastructure
  • 32581000 - Data-communications equipment
  • 48219700 - Communications server software package
  • 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
  • 48510000 - Communication software package
  • 48511000 - Desktop communications software package
  • 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 30230000 - Computer-related equipment
  • 50312000 - Maintenance and repair of computer equipment
  • 72212218 - License management software development services
  • 72212982 - Configuration management software development services
  • 30237110 - Network interfaces
  • 32400000 - Networks
  • 32412110 - Internet network
  • 32412120 - Intranet network
  • 32413100 - Network routers
  • 32415000 - Ethernet network
  • 32416000 - ISDN network
  • 32416100 - ISDX network
  • 32420000 - Network equipment
  • 32421000 - Network cabling
  • 32423000 - Network hubs
  • 32425000 - Network operating system
  • 32427000 - Network system
  • 32428000 - Network upgrade
  • 32429000 - Telephone network equipment
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 48210000 - Networking software package
  • 48214000 - Network operating system software package
  • 48215000 - Networking developers' software package
  • 48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package
  • 48821000 - Network servers
  • 50312300 - Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
  • 50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment
  • 50334110 - Telephone network maintenance services
  • 64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services
  • 72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
  • 72315000 - Data network management and support services
  • 72315100 - Data network support services
  • 72315200 - Data network management services
  • 72511000 - Network management software services
  • 72700000 - Computer network services
  • 48730000 - Security software package
  • 48731000 - File security software package
  • 48732000 - Data security software package
  • 72212731 - File security software development services
  • 72212732 - Data security software development services
  • 73431000 - Test and evaluation of security equipment
  • 32250000 - Mobile telephones
  • 32252110 - Hands-free mobile telephones (wireless)
  • 64212000 - Mobile-telephone services
  • 30213100 - Portable computers
  • 30213200 - Tablet computer
  • 30237200 - Computer accessories
  • 30237270 - Portable computer carrying cases
  • 50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
  • 32252100 - Hands-free mobile telephones
  • 72212781 - System management software development services
  • 31712112 - SIM cards
  • 32260000 - Data-transmission equipment
  • 32580000 - Data equipment
  • 32582000 - Data carriers
  • 32583000 - Data and voice media
  • 48611000 - Database software package
  • 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services
  • 64216110 - Electronic data exchange services
  • 72300000 - Data services
  • 72311100 - Data conversion services
  • 72313000 - Data capture services
  • 72317000 - Data storage services
  • 72318000 - Data transmission services
  • 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services
  • 72422000 - Internet or intranet server application development services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 30237475 - Electric sensors
  • 64226000 - Telematics services
  • 35125100 - Sensors
  • 72222300 - Information technology services
  • 31712349 - Radio frequency (RF) diodes
  • 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • 32200000 - Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television
  • 32221000 - Radio beacons
  • 32344200 - Radio receivers
  • 32344210 - Radio equipment
  • 32344230 - Radio stations
  • 32344250 - Radio installations
  • 64211200 - Long distance telephone services
  • 42961300 - Vehicle location system
  • 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
  • 48220000 - Internet and intranet software package
  • 48221000 - Internet browsing software package
  • 72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services
  • 72212221 - Internet browsing software development services
  • 72400000 - Internet services
  • 72411000 - Internet service providers ISP
  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 72500000 - Computer-related services
  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80533000 - Computer-user familiarisation and training services
  • 80533100 - Computer training services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services
  • 30213000 - Personal computers
  • 30213300 - Desktop computer
  • 30236000 - Miscellaneous computer equipment
  • 32562300 - Optical-fibre cables for data transmission
  • 48222000 - Web server software package
  • 48800000 - Information systems and servers
  • 48820000 - Servers
  • 48822000 - Computer servers
  • 48823000 - File servers
  • 48824000 - Printer servers
  • 48825000 - Web servers
  • 72212222 - Web server software development services
  • 72212730 - Security software development services

Indicators

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations And any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement. (MT Ref:225259)

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