Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
East Kilbride
UK
E-mail: paul.graham@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM84
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
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
Other: International Development & Diplomacy
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PROJ10047 - Growth Gateway
Reference number: DN155
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Growth Gateway will increase the volume and type of trade and investment that generates positive benefits for poor women and men. It will achieve this through (i) better signposting to increase the utilisation of HMG “offer to business” instruments serving developing country markets; and (ii) provide responsive services to global businesses and the HMG network to facilitate more trade and investment with developing markets and increase its development impact.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
28 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75211200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is seeking partners/suppliers to manage the delivery of services for the Growth Gateway. Full information on the requirements and services to be delivered can be found within the Terms of Reference. The successful supplier will begin delivering services under contract from a planned start date of March/April 2021 until the programme’s conclusion in March/April 2025.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical response
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Commercial response
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
FCDO will award a contract for an initial term of 48 months and for a maximum value of £28,500,000. The contract will include extension options of up to an additional 24 months. FCDO may also scale up the programme should it prove to be having a strong impact and has the potential to yield better results in line with the Terms and Conditions and as per the tender documents. Any extension and/or scale up will be for an additional maximum value of £51,500,000. This may result in a maximum contract term of 72 months, and a maximum contract value of £80,000,000. FCDO reserves the right to scale back or discontinue this programme at any point in line with the Terms and Conditions and as per the tender documents
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
A FCDO employee will be the senior responsible owner (SRO) for the Gateway except where an agreement to assign or novate the contract to an alternative HMG department is reached, in which case the role of SRO will be re-assigned to a member of staff under that HMG department. The contractual terms of assignment and novation will be covered under the the contractual terms and conditions and the contract special conditions. At the point of tender, it is anticipated that the contract may be assigned or novated to the Department for International Trade in due course
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 209-511800
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROJ10047
Title: PROJ10047 - Growth Gateway
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 28 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
East Kilbride
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
East Kilbride
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
East Kilbride
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2021