Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
City of London Corporation, Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
Contact person: Matthew Jones, Senior Category Manager, City Procurement
Telephone: +44 2073321606
E-mail: matthew.jones@cityoflondon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.capitalesourcing.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Central London Works Evaluation
Reference number: prj_COL_11460
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79419000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Central London Works (CLW), is a key devolved DWP Work and Health Programme with funding to provide support to approximately 21 000 residents of Central London, helping them to move closer to the labour market and tackle their wider labour market barriers, namely health conditions or disabilities. CLW has appointed an innovative evaluator able to fulfill the requirements of the specification.
Therefore, the city has undertook a procurement process to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified independent evaluation service to measure the impact and effectiveness of the work and health programme. The appointed evaluator shall produce findings, detailed insights and recommendations to improve the programme as it develops.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please note that this is an award notice and the opportunity is now closed. See Section V (Award of Contract).
This procurement was a two (2) stage restricted procedure. The description of the Central London Works Evaluation was set out in the procurement documents, particularly the Specification.
The duration of the contract is five (5) years and the maximum budget for this evaluation service is 250 000 GBP to cover all elements of research including and possible incentive costs, expenses, etc. for research participants. Organisations which were shortlisted to the invitation to tender stage had to propose their methodology for addressing the research objectives and demonstrate value for money.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ 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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
The proposed contract opportunity is a single identifiable service which would offer no commercial or operational benefits if it was divided into lots.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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:
2018/S 191-431983
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Central London Works Evaluation
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institute for Employment Studies
City Gate, 185 Dyke Road
Brighton, East Sussex
BN3 1TL
UK
E-mail: askIES@employment-studies.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ21
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 20794760000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The city incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the City before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
See VI.4.1) Review body field of this Contract Award Notice
See VI.4.1) Review body field of this Contract Award Notice
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/06/2019