Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
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
Telephone: +44 8453006200
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.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
Framework Agreement for Security Consultants in support of the GIS
Reference number: ACE 065 ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this procurement was to establish a framework agreement of up to 6 contractors to provide Security Consultants to carry out ad-hoc security and risk assessments in support of the work of Arts Council England's (ACE) National Security Adviser for the Government Indemnity Scheme. The Security Consultants will support the National Security Adviser to ensure that institutions intending to use Government Indemnity for loans are able to comply with the scheme conditions, as set out in Annex D and E of the Scheme Guidelines (see non-national institution guidelines at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/protecting-cultural-objects/government-indemnity-scheme).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
220 833.33
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79700000
79720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Consultants to carry out ad-hoc security and risk assessments in support of the work of Arts Council England's (ACE) National Security Adviser for the Government Indemnity Scheme. The Security Consultants will support the National Security Adviser to ensure that institutions intending to use Government Indemnity for loans are able to comply with the Scheme conditions, as set out in Annex D and E of the Scheme Guidelines (see non-national institution guidelines at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/protecting-cultural-objects/government-indemnity-scheme).
The Security Consultant will report directly to the National Security Advisor.
The framework agreement will continue until 31.3.2019, unless it is terminated in accordance with its terms. Arts Council England may extend the Term by 2 successive period(s) of 12 months each, provided it has given the Contractor notice of the same at least 3 month(s) prior to the expiry of the Term.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90 %
Cost criterion: Price
/ 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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 199-409796
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ACE 065
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/01/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Acanthurus Limited
Ockley
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Design Security Limited
Abergavenny
UK
NUTS: UKL21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gough Consultants Limited
Pershore
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ian Johnson Associates Limited
Farnham
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Instrom Limited
North Crawley
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trident Manor Limited
Newton Aycliffe
UK
NUTS: UKC1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 220 833.33
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2018