Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework

Concepts

• telecommunications infrastructure
• maintenance services
• repair and maintenance
• active maintenance
• field operations
• field operations and maintenance services framework
• field
• maintenance
• mechanical and electrical
• building installations

Location

LONDON

Description

DMSL is managing a tender on behalf of the mobile network operators (EE, Telefonica, Three and Vodafone, collectively the "Contracting Organisations") to appoint suppliers who are able to provide field operations and maintenance services for mobile telecoms base station sites. Each of the Contracting Organisations will be a signatory to the Operations and Maintenance Services Framework Agreement. Neither DMSL nor the Contracting Organisations are contracting authorities. This tender is being conducted voluntarily under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR") as call offs awarded under the framework will be contracts subsidised by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) within the meaning of Regulation 13 of the PCR. The aim of the procurement is to appoint to a framework suppliers who are able to provide field operations and maintenance services to support mobile telecom base station sites that are funded under the Shared Rural Network ("SRN") programme.

Total Quantity or Scope

DMSL is managing a tender, on behalf of the Contracting Organisations, to appoint suppliers to a Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework, to provide field operations and maintenance services to support mobile telecom base station sites that are funded under the SRN programme. Services could include: ● Passive and active maintenance, ● Planned preventative maintenance, ● Reactive maintenance, ● Supporting services, and ● Site support

CPV Codes

• 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
• 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Expressions of interest to participate in this procurement should be made online on the SRN Procurement Portal at https://award.commercedecisions.com/srn/web/project/189fc7bf-2a56-4df8-9640-56bd... Instructions on how to register your interest on the SRN Procurement Portal can be found here https://srn.org.uk/procurement-portal-guidance . If you have any difficulties registering then please contact the Award support team on support@commercedecisions.com or 01235 313551 (UK number) (open Monday to Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm, excluding public and bank holidays). NOTE that, if an applicant has previously registered on the SRN Procurement Portal for an earlier procurement, it will not have to register the company again on the Portal and should follow the guidance in the document mentioned in the previous paragraph in order to get access to this procurement. Applicants will be required to agree to the Non-Disclosure Agreement and Conflict of Interest Declaration before being granted access to the procurement documents. The procurement will be run as an Open procedure to select two suppliers for a framework. All selection criteria will be stated in the procurement documents. Variant bids will not be accepted. Tenders will need to be open for acceptance for 12 months from the date of receipt of tenders. DMSL considers that this field operations and maintenance services framework may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises. Any selection of suppliers will be based solely on the criteria set out for this Field Operations and Maintenance Services Procurement. The Contracting Organisations wish to award contracts to suppliers who will take sole responsibility for delivery of all services contracted for under this framework. For clarity, applicants may use sub-contractors to deliver the services. Parent Company Guarantees may be required at DMSL and the Contracting Organisations' discretion. Further details will be provided in the procurement documents. Neither DMSL nor the Contracting Organisations will accept multiple applications for this procurement from the same entity/economic operator. DMSL and the Contracting Organisations expressly reserve the right not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of the Contract Notice. In no circumstances will DMSL or the Contracting Organisations be liable for any costs, expenses, fees or charges (including third party costs) incurred by those expressing interest in and/or participating in dialogue and/or tendering for this opportunity. No contract (whether implied or otherwise) for the Field Operations and Maintenance Services Framework or Call off contract under it shall exist between any applicant and the Contracting Organisations until such time as such field operations and maintenance services framework or Call off is executed with a supplier. No minimum volume or purchase value is guaranteed for any supplier. DMSL and the Contracting Organisations reserve the right to make any changes to the procurement as they may require at any time with no liability on their part (including to change, suspend, stop or terminate the process and not award a contract and/or to reject any or all bids at any time).