Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Office for National Statistics
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
UK
Contact person: Catherine Dent
E-mail: catherine.dent@ons.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ons.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Public Body
I.5) Main activity
Other: National Statistics
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) Re-Procurement 2023-2028
Reference number: PU-22-0206
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Renewal of the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (EScoE) Contract for the provision of economic research and associated services.
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
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of economic research and associated services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 15
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Repeat service at end of contract term
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:
Yes
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
2022/S 000-003577
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/07/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/07/2022
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office for National Statistics
Newport
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2022