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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      British Council Rwanda
      KG5 Ave. No.81
      Kigali
      Rwanda
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law
      
   3. Main activity:
      Other activity: 10
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         SSA_RWA_Supply and Delivery of 4G LTE Standard Connections for Tablet computers for the Building Learning Foundations (BLF) Programme of the British Council Rwanda

         Reference number: BC/01174
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         72411000, 72411000
         Supplementary CPV code: FA01
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         The BLF Programme of the British Council intends to procure approximately 2 000 4G LTE SIM cards with monthly data bundles installed in Samsung Galaxy A 8 (2019) tablet computers. The SIM cards will be issued for a period of 12 months from April/May 2020. The British Council requires: supply, delivery and servicing of approx. 2 000 SIM cards with postpaid monthly unlimited data bundles (minimum of monthly standard smartphone pack speed), blocking of inappropriate websites, reporting on usage of the internet and the ability to ‘track my device’ if it is reported lost or stolen. Network coverage must be provided for 95 % of Rwanda by geography as we require equity of access to the internet for remote schools. Additional information can be found in the ITT attached.

      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 700 000.00 GBP
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         72411000
         Supplementary CPV code: FA01
      3. Place of performance:
         Main site or place of performance:

         In all districts of RWANDA.

      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         The British Council requires provision of 4G SIM cards with monthly unlimited data bundles with a minimum speed equivalent to the KTRN unlimited monthly smartphone standard pack, blocking of inappropriate websites, reporting on usage of the internet and the ability to ‘track my device’ if it is reported lost or stolen. The project plan requires the SIM card and data plans to be delivered and active from April/May 2020 for a period of 12 months. The selected internet provider shall install the SIM cards into the tablet computers in Kigali and will confirm they are active before BLF Programme issues the tablets computers to teachers attending online courses. Blocking of inappropriate websites, reporting on usage of the internet and the ability to ‘track my device’ if it is reported lost or stolen required throughout the duration of active data plans. Coverage must be provided for 95 % of Rwanda by geography as we require equity of access to the internet for remote schools.

      5. Award criteria:
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
         

         
         

3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 018-039637
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-07-13
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 9
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Mango Telecom Ltd
         Kigali
         Rwanda
         The contractor is an SME: no
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 700 000.00 GBP
         Total value of the contract/lot: 700 000.00 GBP
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      

      
      

   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         British Council
         10 Springs Garden
         London
         10 Spring Gardens
         United Kingdom
         E-mail: [email protected]
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         

         
         British Council Rwanda
         KG5 Ave. No 81
         Kigali
         Rwanda
         E-mail: [email protected]
         

   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2020-08-04