Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
UK
Telephone: +44 1216447717
E-mail: procurement@ofwat.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24607
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Economic Regulator for the water industry in England and Wales
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Innovation Fund Partner
Reference number: PROC.01.0666
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofwat is establishing a GBP 200 million innovation fund for the water sector to be made available through a series of competitions across the period 2020-2025. We have identified the need for an innovation fund partner with experience of running innovation funds/competitions to support us in delivering the innovation fund. This tender is to procure an innovation fund partner to assist us with the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring and administration of the innovation fund.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Ofwat has two main offices located in Birmingham and London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ofwat is establishing a GBP 200 million innovation fund for the water industry to be made available through a series of competitions across the period 2020-2025. We have identified the need for an innovation fund partner with experience of running innovation funds/competitions to support us in delivering the innovation fund. This tender is to procure an innovation fund partner to assist us with the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring and administration of the innovation fund.
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:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 21
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Options up to 3 years.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
21/09/2020
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
21/12/2020
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/09/2020
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=220402.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/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.
(MT Ref:220402)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2020