Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Big Lottery Fund (London)
1 Plough Place
London
EC4A 1DE
UK
Contact person: Barry Higgins
Telephone: +44 1213457650
E-mail: Barry.Higgins@biglotteryfund.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA22842
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Grant awarding body
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Award of Scotland’s Business Support Contract for Applicants and Grant Holders
Reference number: BIG001-0683
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The big lottery fund is seeking a service provider who will offer specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants. Grant holders will be referred to the service provider on a case-by-case basis. The big lottery fund would like to support low capacity, inexperienced groups and organisations that operate at community level.
The big lottery fund seeks to appoint an external service provider that will give grant holders and applicant’s access to reliable, consistent and high-quality advice from people who have specialist skills and experience in business accounting, management, governance and risk.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=437659
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
466 667.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66122000
98110000
72221000
79996000
79400000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The big lottery fund is seeking a service provider who will offer specialist business support services to grant holders and applicants. Grant holders will be referred to the service provider on a case-by-case basis.
The big lottery fund would like to support low capacity, inexperienced groups and organisations that operate at community level.The big lottery fund seeks to appoint an external service provider that will give grant holders and applicant’s access to reliable, consistent and high-quality advice from people who have specialist skills and experience in business accounting, management, governance and risk.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=437659
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: BIG001-0683
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Social Investment Business
06490609
CAN Mezzanine, Borough, 7-14 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4YR
UK
Telephone: +44 7725211615
E-mail: info@sibgroup.org.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
URL: www.sibgroup.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 582 475.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:524138).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Big Lottery Fund (London)
1 Plough Place
London
EC4A 1DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2072111800
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2017