Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070081467
E-mail: nadeem.ilyas@fco.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fco
Address of the buyer profile: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Advanced Trade Policy Training Course
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Design and deliver a bespoke, class-room based, advanced trade policy (ATP) training programme.
The ATP supports the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty (the ‘Faculty’) programme to ensure civil servants improve their trade policy expertise.
ATP is aimed above the practitioner level to complement the faculty’s expert deep dive and international negotiation programmes.
ATP Learners will gain the skills and knowledge they need to develop and deliver trade and investment policy effectively. The course will cover a range of trade policy issues relevant to the UK government.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
983 260.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
London, UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Design and deliver a bespoke, class-room based, advanced trade policy (ATP) training programme.
The ATP supports the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty (the ‘Faculty’) programme to ensure civil servants improve their trade policy expertise.
ATP is aimed above the practitioner level to complement the faculty’s expert deep dive and international negotiation programmes.
ATP Learners will gain the skills and knowledge they need to develop and deliver trade and investment policy effectively. The course will cover a range of trade policy issues relevant to the UK government.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
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:
2019/S 156-385335
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CPG/3087/2019
Title: The Provision of Advance Trade Policy Training
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UCL Consultants Ltd
The Network Building
Greater London
WC1 4TP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 983 260.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/01/2020