Mobile Phone Denial Technology Pilot for Scottish Prison Service

United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Mobile telephones

2013/S 185-319567

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Scottish Prison Service
Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg
Contact point(s): PPSD
For the attention of: Colin Bell
EH12 9HW Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1312445707
Fax: +44 1312445705

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sps.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00384

Further information can be obtained from: Scottish Prison Service
Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg
Contact point(s): PPSD
For the attention of: Colin Bell
EH12 9HW Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1312445707
Fax: +44 1312445705
Internet address: http://www.sps.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Scottish Prison Service
Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg
Contact point(s): PPSD
For the attention of: Alexandra Boor
EH12 9HW Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1312445707
Fax: +44 1312445705
Internet address: http://www.sps.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Scottish Prison Service
Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg
Contact point(s): PPSD
For the attention of: Colin Bell
EH12 9HW Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1312445707
Fax: +44 1312445705
Internet address: http://www.sps.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.3)Main activity

Public order and safety

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

01185A Mobile Phone Denial Technology (Grabbing) – Pilot.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 5: Telecommunications services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Specific Site to be Confirmed.
NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The SPS is planning the implementation of the provisions of The Prisons (interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 in Scotland, by deploying differing mobile phone denial technology in two pilot sites within the current financial year (2013/2014). This ITT is solely for the deployment of a ‘grabbing’ system.
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II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

32250000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

6.11.2013 – 10:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

(SC Ref:278912)

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:20.9.2013