Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Trade
London
UK
E-mail: commercialbpo@trade.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision for UK Company Data
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for International Trade is seeking a comprehensive global dataset of companies (including all UK/Ireland companies) to enable the effective delivery of UK investment support services. The dataset procured must provide easily accessible, real-time and accurate company intelligence to support bespoke enquiries from investor companies, across all sectors/sub-sectors and from all markets, as well as support the development of off-the-shelf propositions demonstrating the attractiveness of the UK. The company dataset must additionally support the verification of foreign ownership/shareholders (defined as 10% ownership by one entity outside of the UK), and internal strategic planning activities such as company profiling for account planning and the generation of target lists of companies for lead generation purposes.
The contract will be for 12 months with an optional 6 month extension. A maximum budget of 188,540 (excluding VAT) has been allocated for the duration of the contract.
Suppliers interested in this opportunity can view the tender documentation on DIT's e-procurement platform, Jaggaer (https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com). The reference number for this opportunity is Project_1706. To access the documentation, suppliers are required to create a Jaggaer account.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
188 540.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for International Trade is seeking a comprehensive global dataset of companies (including all UK/Ireland companies) to enable the effective delivery of UK investment support services. The dataset procured must provide easily accessible, real-time and accurate company intelligence to support bespoke enquiries from investor companies, across all sectors/sub-sectors and from all markets, as well as support the development of off-the-shelf propositions demonstrating the attractiveness of the UK. The company dataset must additionally support the verification of foreign ownership/shareholders (defined as 10% ownership by one entity outside of the UK), and internal strategic planning activities such as company profiling for account planning and the generation of target lists of companies for lead generation purposes.
The contract will be for 12 months with an optional 6 month extension. A maximum budget of 188,540 (excluding VAT) has been allocated for the duration of the contract.
Suppliers interested in this opportunity can view the tender documentation on DIT's e-procurement platform, Jaggaer (https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com). The reference number for this opportunity is Project_1706. To access the documentation, suppliers are required to create a Jaggaer account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
188 540.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The requirement and subsequent contract shall be for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for an additional 6 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/05/2022
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/05/2022
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Government Legal Department
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2022