Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Trade
London
UK
E-mail: enhancedITAservice-marketengagement@trade.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Services for European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Internationalisation Fund Administration (IFA)
Reference number: DN428955
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The DIT is seeking a service provider to manage the Fund Administration of 4 DIT European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) projects delivering ‘Internationalisation Funds’ to small and medium sized enterprises in England. The combined value of the ESIF projects is c. 35 700 000 GBP over 3 years, but there is the potential for the value to increase if more ESIF funding is made available. Estimated total contract value range is 2 200 000 GBP to 3 600 000 GBP (excluding TUPE costs and inflation). The upper value includes deployment of additional services subject to increased funding.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 670 163.33
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The DIT is seeking a service provider to manage the Fund Administration of 4 DIT European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) projects delivering ‘Internationalisation Funds’ to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in England. The combined value of the ESIF projects is c. 35 700 000 GBP over 3 years, but there is the potential for the value to increase if more ESIF funding is made available. These projects will provide co-investment funding to SMEs, subject to meeting the relevant criteria for that project.
Average fund (grant) size is expected to be c. 5 000 GBP, which suggests over 7 000 successful fund awards to SMEs will be required over the contract period. The Fund Administrator will be responsible for the full SME fund appraisal, award and payment process. They will be required to develop and administer a process that is fully ESIF compliant. In delivering the Internationalisation Funds the service provider will be required to work closely with DIT’s regional International Trade Adviser (ITA) delivery partners, who will be responsible for delivering the pipeline of eligible and suitable SME applicants for the projects.
Estimated total contract value range is 2 200 000 GBP to 3 600 000 GBP (excluding TUPE costs and inflation). The upper value includes deployment of additional services subject to increased funding.
The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender, in accordance with the criteria stated in the procurement documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 169-413198
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 670 163.33
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for International Trade
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2020