Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Trade
London
UK
E-mail: Elizabeth.Simmonds@trade.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/
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
Monitoring and Evaluation Services for the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Internationalisation Fund Projects — supported by ERDF
Reference number: Project 137
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Monitoring and evaluation services for the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Internationalisation Fund Projects — supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Monitoring and Evaluation Services for the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Internationalisation Fund Projects — supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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: Yes
Description of renewals:
One option to extend by 12 months as part of the additional optional services associated to this requirement.
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:
Yes
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The Department for International Trade (‘DIT’) has a requirement for the provision of ‘Monitoring and Evaluation Services for the Department for International Trade’s European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Internationalisation Fund Projects — supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)’. The secretary of state for DIT is the contracting authority.
The full specification is provided with the tender and contract documents located in DIT’s eSourcing portal, Jaggaer.
The contract shall be for a period of 36 months, with the contractual option to extend by a further 12 months. The requirement has an estimated total value of 526 000,00 GBP excluding VAT for the core services, plus an additional 120 000,00 GBP excluding VAT for the additional optional services. Total value could equate to 646 000,00 GBP excluding VAT. This value includes any available contract option(s). Bidders will be expected to demonstrate their tenders will continue to deliver value for money throughout the period of the contract.
DIT has conducted a cyber risk assessment to identify the level of cyber risk to this requirement. It has been identified that cyber essentials or equivalent is required, of which security assurance questions are included in the qualification envelope of the eSourcing portal, Jaggaer.
DIT is using eTendering for this procurement which means this invitation to tender (ITT) and the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser at: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders should read all the instructions and documents thoroughly and follow the defined processes to comply with our requirements.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
DIT is using eTendering for this procurement which means this invitation to tender (ITT) and the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser at: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders should read all the instructions and documents thoroughly and follow the defined processes to comply with our requirements.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
DIT is using eTendering for this procurement which means this invitation to tender (ITT) and the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser at: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders should read all the instructions and documents thoroughly and follow the defined processes to comply with our requirements.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
DIT is using eTendering for this procurement which means this invitation to tender (ITT) and the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser at: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders should read all the instructions and documents thoroughly and follow the defined processes to comply with our requirements.
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:
25/03/2020
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
Tender must be valid until:
23/07/2020
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/03/2020
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The Department for International Trade (‘DIT’) has a requirement for the provision of ‘Monitoring and Evaluation Services for the Department for International Trade’s European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Internationalisation Fund Projects — supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)’. The secretary of state for DIT is the contracting authority.
The full specification is provided with the tender and contract documents located in DIT’s eSourcing portal, Jaggaer.
The contract shall be for a period of 36 months, with the contractual option to extend by a further 12 months. The requirement has an estimated total value of 526 000,00 GBP excluding VAT for the core services, plus an additional 120 000,00 GBP excluding VAT for the additional optional services. Total value could equate to 646 000,00 GBP excluding VAT. This value includes any available contract option(s). Bidders will be expected to demonstrate their tenders will continue to deliver value for money throughout the period of the contract.
DIT has conducted a cyber risk assessment to identify the level of cyber risk to this requirement. It has been identified that cyber essentials or equivalent is required, of which security assurance questions are included in the qualification envelope of the eSourcing portal, Jaggaer.
DIT is using eTendering for this procurement which means this invitation to tender (ITT) and the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser at: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders should read all the instructions and documents thoroughly and follow the defined processes to comply with our requirements.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for International Trade (DIT)
Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
DIT is using eTendering for this procurement which means this invitation to tender (ITT) and the forms for submitting a response are only available in electronic form which can be accessed via your web browser at: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders should read all the instructions and documents thoroughly and follow the defined processes to comply with our requirements.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/02/2020