Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
British Business Bank
Steel, West Street
Sheffield
S1 2GQ
UK
Contact person: Leila Bradshaw
Telephone: +44 1142062131
E-mail: procurement@british-business-bank.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/
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
Post Claims Assurance Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
British Business Bank (BBB) undertook a mini competition utilising the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework - Lot 2 External Audit. This was for the delivery of Post Claims Assurance (PCA) Services. PCA will aim to provide assurance that Lenders have claimed in line with the Guarantee Agreement (GA), and/or add to the evidence base, to allow challenge and potential offset or reimbursement of incorrectly made claims. The PCA project will develop a systematic risk-based process to identify a population of claims settled by Department for Business and Trade (DBT) under the terms of the GA.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 646 710.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
British Business Bank (BBB) undertook a mini competition utilising the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework - Lot 2 External Audit. This was for the delivery of Post Claims Assurance (PCA) Services. PCA will aim to provide assurance that Lenders have claimed in line with the Guarantee Agreement (GA), and/or add to the evidence base, to allow challenge and potential offset or reimbursement of incorrectly made claims. The PCA project will develop a systematic risk-based process to identify a population of claims settled by Department for Business and Trade (DBT) under the terms of the GA. Award was made to more than one supplier to manage any conflicts of interest held with the Lenders and to ensure suitable levels of capacity to deliver the services. The Contracts are for an initial term of 1 year and 7 months, with available extensions for a further 2 periods of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Capability, Capacity and Continuous Improvement
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Innovation
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost Model
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Weighte
/ Weighting: 10
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-002008
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C2091.2
Title: Post Claims Assurance Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP
OC389499
6th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB
UK
Telephone: +44 1142062131
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
OC301540
15 Canada Square
London
E14 5GL
UK
Telephone: +44 1142062131
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 7 646 710.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-2024223-PRO-25357669
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
British Business Bank
Sheffield
S1 2GQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1142062131
E-mail: procurement@british-business-bank.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2024