Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED
02486368
8Th Floor,125 London Wall
LONDON
EC2Y 5AS
UK
Contact person: Head of Procurement
Telephone: +44 2074922300
E-mail: procurement@frc.org.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.frc.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bc7819-a9b4-4252-b57a-f56e1e0bc3d1
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bc7819-a9b4-4252-b57a-f56e1e0bc3d1
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Design & Publication Services
Reference number: FRC2022-0179
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79415200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them.
Delivering on our purpose will bring a variety of benefits. Improved outcomes, created by each of our regulatory activities are shown in the circle; each of which can positively reinforce others in the circle and contribute to overall benefits for a wide range of stakeholders such as greater transparency, increased trust in UK markets and a lower cost of capital for companies. Our direct stakeholders include companies, institutional investors, auditors, actuaries, accountants and their respective professional bodies. Our indirect stakeholders include retail shareholders, suppliers, employees, customers, communities, pensioners and savers, and financial institutions, all of whom have an interest in the health of companies and other organisations within our existing and future regulatory scope and in the success of the UK corporate sector as a whole.
THIS PROCUREMENT
Since 2020 we have made great strides in creating an iconic brand that reflects our growing remit and responsibility as an effective regulator. In addition to creating high quality documents on an ongoing basis, we do intend to evolve further, looking for ways to innovate our existing content methods to improve them. Examples include exploring new layouts to make content more digestible, aligning better with accessibility standards, considering interactive PDF's or animation and so forth. We are keen to partner with an organisation that can help us take these next steps.
Our requirement is to work with a quality focused external agency for our Design & Publication Services, and benefit from better practice industry knowledge and specialist expertise in designing assets and documents while supporting us with proof reading/content editing. The ideal organisation will provide stage-appropriate guidance on design-related matters.
The services that we will require are grouped below:
• Design and typesetting
• Brand development
• Guidelines support
• Language services
• Advisory
PLEASE SEE THE TENDER DOCUMENT FOR FULL DETAILS.
This Contract Notice has also been published on Contract Finder which contains the attachments etc - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bc7819-a9b4-4252-b57a-f56e1e0bc3d1
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
920 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79415200
79800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services that we will require are grouped below:
• Design and typesetting
• Brand development
• Guidelines support
• Language services
• Advisory
PLEASE NOTE
This Contract Notice has also been published on Contracts Finder and includes the Tender documents.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Agreement will run for 36 months with a 12 month extension. The FRC will revisit prior to the expiry of the initial Term to determine extension and further Service requirements beyond the 48 month period.
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Agreement will run for 36 months with a 12 month extension.
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The tender relates to the Provision of Design & Publication Services therefore please read the tender documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
09/03/2023
Local time: 16:00
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:
09/06/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/03/2023
Local time: 16:15
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Financial Reporting Council
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2023