CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify) Chamber of Commerce

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify) business support and representation

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Cumbria, England.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This invitation is issued by Cumbria Chamber of Commerce in relation to business support planned as part of Cumbria Business Growth Hub and the Cumbria Business Start-Up Support initiative (BSUS).

The ERDF BSUS start- up project phase 2 (currently in development) is expected to assist individuals and groups looking to start in business and young businesses in their first three years of trading, following on from the current ERDF BSUS project offering training needs analyses/diagnostics, advice and training, tailored to client needs. The intention is that the Chamber will deliver in the Carlisle, Eden, Furness and South Lakeland areas. This will operate under the umbrella of Cumbria Business Growth Hub.

As part of this we are looking to refresh our frameworks of experienced business advisers (individual advisers and/or specified individuals within an organisation), both generalist and specialist, to carry out business reviews/training needs analyses, develop action plans and deliver advice and coaching to businesses and/or potential start-ups in Cumbria. This will be a flexible pool of sub-contracted advisers, drawn on as needed depending on factors such as levels of demand, client needs and preferences, experience and specialisms.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=161609

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.myTenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or 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 Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Payment terms are detailed in Schedule F of the Invitation to Tender.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

N/A.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

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

(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

(7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

All candidates will are required to provide a Certificate of Non-Collusion and undertakings regarding corruption and confidential information.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

Cumbria Business Growth Hub and the Cumbria Business Start-Up Support initiative.

VI.3)

Additional Information

(MT Ref:161609).

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

Within OJEU standstill period.

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, general business advice and account management as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible SMES in Cumbria, volume dependent on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, advice and account management to potential start-ups and businesses in their early years of trading as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to pre and post start businesses in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, marketing advice and account management to pre-starts and SMEs in Cumbria as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible SMEs in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, sales advice and account management to SMEs and potential start ups in Cumbria as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Eligible SMEs and pre starts in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, finance and accounting advice and account management to SMES and pre-starts in Cumbria as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible SMEs in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, HR advice and account management to SMES and pre starts in Cumbria as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to SMEs and pre starts in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, production advice and account management to SMEs and pre starts in Cumbria as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible pre starts and SMEs in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, business planning and strategy advice and account management for eligible SMEs and pre starts in Cumbria as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible SMEs and pre starts in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, ICT/digital advice and account management for SMEs and pre starts in Cumbria as set out in ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible SMES and pre starts in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, advice to female led enterprises and account management as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Support to eligible SMEs in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, advice to women potentially interested in setting up in business and female led start-ups and post starts, and account management as set out in ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Women potentially interested in setting up in business and female led start ups and post starts in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Information, diagnostic and brokerage, specialist advice not covered by the other lots, and account management as set out in the ITT.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Eligible SMEs and start-ups in Cumbria, volume depending on demand.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots