Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Rother District Council
Town Hall Square
Bexhill
TN39 3JX
UK
Contact person: Thomas Walker
E-mail: thomas.walker@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.rother.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org/esourcing/
I.1) Name and addresses
Wealden District Council
Vicarage Lane
Hailsham
BN27 2AX
UK
Contact person: Thomas Walker
E-mail: thomas.walker@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wealden.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org/esourcing/
I.1) Name and addresses
Hastings District Council
Muriel Matters House Breeds Place
Hastings
TN34 3UY
UK
Contact person: Thomas Walker
E-mail: thomas.walker@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hastings.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org/esourcing/
I.1) Name and addresses
Mid Sussex District Council
Oaklands Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 1SS
UK
Contact person: Thomas Walker
E-mail: thomas.walker@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ27
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.midsussex.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org/esourcing/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ESPH TI Housing Benefit Subsidy Audit Services (ESPH274)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Rother District Council (RDC), Wealden District Council (WDC) and Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) and Hastings Borough Council sought to engage the services of a consultant to carry out a review of high value Subsidy Loss areas, followed by subsequent initial testing of its Housing Benefit Subsidy claim.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
276 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rother District Council (RDC), Wealden District Council (WDC) and Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) and Hastings Borough Council sought to engage the services of a consultant to carry out a review of high value Subsidy Loss areas, followed by subsequent initial testing of its Housing Benefit Subsidy claim.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Human resources
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: Method statement
/ Weighting: 14
Quality criterion: Programme
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Contract management
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Risk management
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: Case studies
/ Weighting: 21
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Value of contract is an estimated cumulative value for all 4 Councils involved in this procurement.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 222-508689
Section V: Award of contract
Title: ESPH TI Housing Benefit Subsidy Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Branch and Lee Consulting Ltd
21 Station Road
Menston
LS29 6JH
UK
NUTS: UKE41
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:
: 276 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Rother District Council
Bexhill
TN39 3JX
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Rother District Council
Bexhill
TN39 3JX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/02/2019