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 2070080932
E-mail: Gary.Hayes@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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Service Manager for the Global Trade Programme
Reference number: CPG/2187/2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The FCO is intending to procure a service delivery manager to provide a fully managed service. The service will include (but not limited to) management, research and advisory, portfolio management services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
26 323 466.98
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32523000
32571000
32582000
65000000
66000000
66110000
66152000
71241000
75211200
76100000
79421000
79421100
85100000
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
The cross-government prosperity fund was created in 2015 to remove barriers to economic growth in order to reduce poverty in recipient countries in line with OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria. As well as providing development assistance to contribute to a reduction in poverty in recipient countries, these reforms are expected to create opportunities for international businesses, including UK companies. The fund has a budget of 1 200 000 000 GBP from 2016 and 2022 to provide expertise and technical assistance to partner countries to improve the business climate, reduce barriers to trade, investment and economic growth and support necessary reforms.
The FCO-led Global Trade Programme is a flagship for the prosperity fund. With a budget of 150 000 000 GBP, it is the largest in the Fund and most ambitious in delivery scale and approach. The programme will help countries to identify and address non-tariff barriers to trade, open up their markets, and increase capability to trade with the rest of the world — including the UK.
The 150 000 000 GBP Global Trade Programme is designed to support MICs in building trade-related capacity. The GTP's priority are: South East Asia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Turkey, South Africa and Turkey.
We are now intending to procure a service delivery manager to provide a fully managed service. The service will include (but not limited to) economic research and advisory services of global trade related matters, management of the Global Trade Programme and operating services, portfolio management of suppliers responsible for delivering projects and interventions under the Global Trade Programme. Further details of the requirements will be discussed during the market engagement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Financial
/ Weighting: 30
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The FCO will be the Contracting Authority for this procurement, acting on behalf of the procuring bodies and potentially other UK public bodies who may use the services.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 023-048539
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Service Manager — Global Trade Team
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst and Young LLP
1 Moore Place
London
SE1 2AF
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:
: 26 232 536.96
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
British High Commission
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/07/2019