Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Arts Council England
21 Bloomsbury St, Bloomsbury
London
WC1B 3HF
UK
Contact person: Zobair Mehmood
E-mail: zobair.mehmood@artscouncil.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
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
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Consumer Insight Tool
Reference number: ACE 073 ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Arts Council England are seeking to procure a service provider (which may be an individual provider or a joint venture comprising of a number of providers, or a prime contractor that may subcontract certain elements of the services) to develop and implement a “consumer insight toolkit” that will provide national portfolio organisations and Arts Council England with insight into what audiences, participants, peers, artists and creative practitioners think about the work being produced by national portfolio organisations across the 2018-2022 investment period. This will include provision of 2 key elements:
i) provision of a digital platform; and
ii) consultancy and support services.
Arts Council England welcomes tenders from providers who can provide all elements of the service, or provide those services in conjunction with subcontractors and /or joint venture partners.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 916 666.67
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Arts Council England are seeking to procure a service provider (which may be an individual provider or a joint venture comprising of a number of providers, or a prime contractor that may subcontract certain elements of the services) to develop and implement a “consumer insight toolkit” that will provide national portfolio organisations and Arts Council England with insight into what audiences, participants, peers, artists and creative practitioners think about the work being produced by national portfolio organisations across the 2018-2022 investment period. This will include provision of 2 key elements:
i) provision of a digital platform; and
ii) consultancy and support services.
Arts Council England welcomes tenders from providers who can provide all elements of the service, or provide those services in conjunction with sub-contractors and /or joint venture partners.
Full detailed requirements are set out in the ITT available at:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
196 666.67
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/06/2018
End:
30/03/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Option to extend contract a further 3 months until 6.2022.
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
2017/S 233-484996
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/02/2018
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
Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/02/2018
Local time: 12:00
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 High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
ACE will incorporate a 10 day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2018