Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
1 Friargate
Coventry
CV1 2GN
UK
E-mail: commercial@homesengland.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=b3053ad2-8ebe-ee11-8127-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=b3053ad2-8ebe-ee11-8127-005056b64545
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Homes England Strategic Research, Economics and Evaluation Framework 2024-2028
Reference number: DN708500
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Homes England is seeking to appoint a £15m (ex VAT) national framework agreement for four years, to replace the existing Strategic Research and Economic Analysis Framework. The framework will be used to procure economic, evaluation and research services specific to the housing sector and Homes England’s Mission and Objectives as set out in the Strategic Plan.
Any organisation, or consortium, can apply to be a supplier if they can deliver all of the required services across England. Interested Suppliers should look carefully at the procurement documentation. Individual appointments will either be via direct award or further competition.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000.00
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:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Our Strategic Research, Economics and Evaluation Framework will used by Homes England and also be made available to other public bodies as part of Homes England's enabling role which include but not limited to:
- central government departments and their arm's length bodies and agencies,
- non-departmental public bodies,
- NHS bodies,
- local authorities,
- registered providers,
- health,
- police,
- fire and rescue,
- education,
- charities and devolved administrations.
Scope of services – main service areas
1. Strategic & Economic Research and Modelling
2. Economic Appraisal
3. Evaluation
4. General Services related to the matters referred to in 1-3 above.
Refer to our procurement documentation for further details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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:
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 with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 15
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years:
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:
2024/S 000-002859
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/08/2024
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/08/2024
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Procurement expected to reoccur in 2028.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The opportunity can be accessed via Home England’s e-Tendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English.
The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.
This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier.
Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests.
Candidates are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 (‘The Act’). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.
Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England.
Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.
Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Further details on the number of participants are contained within the procurement documents.
All dates in this notice are indicative and may be amended.
The NUTS code included in this notice is ‘UK’. However, the services will only be procured in England.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/07/2024