Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED
1177627
Leeds
UK
Contact person: Tom Traynor
E-mail: info@covenantfund.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.covenantfund.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://covenantfund.org.uk/work-for-the-trust/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://covenantfund.org.uk/work-for-the-trust/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Grant Making Trust
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Research into the Needs of the Bereaved Armed Forces Community
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Researching the needs of the bereaved Armed Forces community to provide information and evidence to inform the development of a grant programme to help address those needs.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
41 665.00
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
The Trust ran a consultation from June to July 2023, whereby members of the Armed Forces community could feed into and help shape the Trust's 3-year Covenant Funding Framework. As a result of this, the Armed Forces bereaved community came through as a cohort, with specific needs. Consequently, the Trust's 3-year Covenant Funding Framework has built in the capability to create a programme designed to meet the needs of the Armed Forces bereaved community. The programme will be valued at approximately £2m, with a view to awarding the first grants in the 2025/26 financial year. This research will help to form the foundation of that programme design.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
41 665.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 6
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 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:
Please refer to the ITT documentation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
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
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/07/2024
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:
16/07/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
Leeds
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/06/2024