Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Contact person: Fiona Crawford
E-mail: fiona-crawford@FCDO.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM95
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://dfid.proactisportal.com
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
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PROJ10136 Agreement for Services in Respect of Overseas Pension Scheme
Reference number: DN133
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This service contract is to provide administration services to, and the disbursement of pension payments to entitled pensioners. This contract is for 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months and up to another GBP 600 000 subject to approvals. FCDO reserves the right to scale back or discontinue this programme at any point in line with FCDO standard terms and conditions and contract documents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Through a competitive tender for a supplier to manage and disburse pension payments for overseas service agreements. This procurement will take place through the EU OJEU open procedure. FCDO encouraged interest and participation from suppliers with the appropriate capability and capacity as outlined in the tender documents including the relevant registration through the Financial conduct authority and the Bank of England Prudential Regulations Authority or equivalent. Suppliers that are interested in the opportunity registered on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.proactisportal.com
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical award criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 160-391202
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROJ10136
Title: Agreement for Services in Respect of Overseas Pension Scheme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/01/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crown Agents Bank Ltd
Quadrant House
Sutton
SM2 5AS
UK
E-mail: David.pitts@crownagentsbank.com
NUTS: UKI63
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
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
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
E-mail: nicola-mcdonald@fcdo.org.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Glasgow
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Glasgow
G75 8EA
UK
E-mail: nicola-mcdonald@fcdo.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/02/2021