Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070082032
E-mail: jeremy.craigie@fco.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fco
Address of the buyer profile: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Consular Partnership - Welfare support for British detainees overseas
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The FCO’s consular service supports British people around the world when they most need our help. The FCO works in partnership with other organisations to provide specialist assistance to British nationals abroad, which the FCO is not able to provide.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98910000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The FCO works in partnership with other organisations to provide specialist assistance to British nationals abroad, which the FCO is not able to provide. Partnerships are with non-profit charities or non-governmental organisations, most of which are based in the UK. A partnership is usually an agreement over multiple financial years, although subject to funding being available in each financial year. One of the partnerships is for the welfare of British nationals in detention overseas. Last year (FY 2017/18), consular staff worked on 5 287 cases involving arrests and detentions.
There are currently over 2 300 British nationals detained around the world.
Proposals are invited from organisations with relevant expertise to form a partnership with the FCO’s Consular Directorate in its objective to seek to maintain and improve the quality of life of British nationals detained overseas, to ensure conditions meet at least minimum standards, and their basic welfare needs are met.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
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:
01/02/2019
Local time: 12:00
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
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/02/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
You will be required if not registered already to get access to the FCO e-soucing portal. It takes 5 mins and is free of charge. https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and look out for ITT_2707
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign and Commonweath Office
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/12/2018