Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Pension Protection Fund
Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2NA
UK
Telephone: +44 8456002541
E-mail: commercialservices@ppf.co.uk
NUTS: UKI62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ppf.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PR Agency Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79416200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Pension Protection Fund (‘The PPF’) is tendering a contract for the provision of PR agency Services (‘The Services’) in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the restricted procedure.
If you are interested in participating in the competition for this requirement, please complete the standard questionnaire (SQ) linked to this notice by the SQ return date.
Full details of the requirements and how to respond are available in the Information and guidance document which can be found at:
https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract for the provision of PR agency Services (‘The Services’) is being tendered by the board of the pension protection PPF (‘The PPF’) in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the restricted procedure. The PPF requires a PR agency.
Full details of the PPF's requirements are set out in the Information and guidance for bidders document.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
After the initial 24-month term there will be an option to extend for a further 24 months (48 months total).
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:
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 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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/08/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
03/09/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund
Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2NA
UK
Telephone: +44 08456002541
E-mail: commercialservices@ppf.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ppf.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/07/2020