Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Arts Council England
21 Bloomsbury St, Bloomsbury
London
WC1B 3HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1619344317
E-mail: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.artscouncil.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement of a Framework Agreement for Business and Financial Advisors for Arts and Culture Organisations.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66171000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Arts Council England is seeking to appoint suitably qualified service providers to a new Framework Agreement (a maximum of 20 service providers) with expertise in a minimum of 2 of the following areas to support Arts Council’s assessment, monitoring and decision-making across its grant programmes:
— financial analysis and business plan appraisal of arts/cultural organisations,
— organisational change and development of arts/cultural organisations,
— knowledge and experience of the various governance models and structures used in the arts/cultural sector in both large and small organisations,
— knowledge and experience of a range of business models used in the arts/cultural sector in both large and small organisations,
— knowledge and experience of specialist areas of work to support organisations to become more resilient, for example (but not limited to) retail and merchandising, HR, asset exploitation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
375 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66171000
72221000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Arts Council England is now seeking to appoint suitably qualified service providers to a new Framework Agreement to provide services to Arts Council on a call-off basis during the period of 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with an option to extend for a further 12-month period to 31.3.2023.
The Arts Council England wishes to set up a framework of suitable service providers (a maximum of 20 service providers) with expertise in a minimum of 2 of the following areas to support Arts Council’s assessment, monitoring and decision-making across its grant programmes:
— financial analysis and business plan appraisal of arts/cultural organisations,
— organisational change and development of arts/cultural organisations,
— knowledge and experience of the various governance models and structures used in the arts/cultural sector in both large and small organisations,
— knowledge and experience of a range of business models used in the arts/cultural sector in both large and small organisations,
— knowledge and experience of specialist areas of work to support organisations to become more resilient, for example (but not limited to) retail and merchandising, HR, asset exploitation.
Service Providers on the Framework would be expected to provide a written report on their findings.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical/quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 013-026564
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ACE 104 ITT
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 31
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 30
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 31
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alchemy Research and Consultancy
Woking
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
S J Royce
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Counterculture Partnership LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bonnar Keenlyside Scotland
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Golant Media Ventures
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
People Make it Work
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pete O'Hara FCA, Chartered Accountant
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ArtReach (Consultants) Ltd
Maidenhead
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jeanie Scott Consulting
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DCA Consultancy Ltd
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aperte Ltd
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jon Treadway
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MetaValue
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
David Waterfall
Greasby
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Independent Producer
Stockport
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IanParlane FD Ltd
Shoeburyness
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arts Quarter LLP
Northampton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AP Benson Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Independent Mind
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Festivals and Events Interantional Ltd
Mickleham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 375 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/04/2019