CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify) Local Enterprise Partnership

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

A suitable location in the appropriate Local Authority area.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Liverpool City Region is made up of 6 Local Authority areas (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral).

Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) has been awarded funds by Dept for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) to establish a Growth Hub for the City Region. The purpose of the Liverpool City Region Growth Hub is to support pre-start, new and existing businesses in the City Region to grow through diagnosing their needs and signposting them into the most appropriate assistance available from the extensive range of commercial and publicly funded services available. In doing so it aims to simplify, coordinate and commercialise the business support landscape and increase the take up of business support services that add value to businesses and directly support their establishment, survival and growth.

It seeks to do this through engaging 'Brokerage Partners' in each Local Authority area who will be promoted as the 'go to' broker for business support. Each brokerage partner will be required to work to Growth Hub protocols provided by the LEP to diagnose the needs of businesses and individuals who contact them and then work with them to objectively identify and signpost the most appropriate sources of advice and support for them, including UK Government Business Growth Services where relevant to business needs. The responsibility for selecting the service, through evaluation and procurement as appropriate will remain with the business.

A more detailed guide to the role and purpose of the Liverpool City Region Growth Hub is provided for guidance on the LEP website at www.liverpoollep.org

Bidding organisations will need to demonstrate their commercial experience and expertise in determining business needs and signposting them successfully to appropriate services.

The LEP is seeking to secure a Framework of brokerage partners, from which to subsequently contract according to available budgets on a periodic basis. Initial contracting will be based on BIS Growth Hub funding with subsequent contracting utilising ERDF and other funds as they may become available.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Deposits and guarantees are not required.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Participants will be required to bid into local provision and will be paid on defrayal subject to LEP payment terms.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

N/a.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Each participant will be set specific targets and each contract will be evaluated on an annual basis when the LEP will reserve the right to terminate the contract with 1 or all of the participants in the event of non compliance.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Evidence of established business network in area of application.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

It is anticipated that the Growth Hub will bid in to the 2014-20 EU Structural Funds Programme.

VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Brokerage services for all aspects of Business Support in the Halton Local Authority area.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The framework is for 6 separate lots, 1 for each Local Authority area of the City Region. Providers may bid to be included on the framework in 1 or more lots. Each lot has the same requirement and scope as set out below:

If there is more than 1 Brokerage Partner appointed to the framework in a single lot then a competitive tender process will be undertaken to appoint the most appropriate supplier or suppliers according to the specific activity. This process will take place whenever activity is required to take place.

The Brokerage partner will be a primary access point for brokerage to a wide range of business support services in the Local Authority area covered by the Growth Hub. This is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following:

— Pre-start support;

— Business Start;

— Business Growth;

— Business Planning;

— Business Finance;

— Business Mentoring;

— Skills and Training;

— Sales and Marketing;

— Supply Chains/Procurement;

— Innovation, Research and Development;

— Product, Service and Process Development;

— Export and Import;

— Business Premises;

— Business Networks;

— Mentoring;

— Sector Specialists;

— Accessing and taking advantage of the International Festival for Business in 2016.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to signpost business into the most appropriate support available from a wide range of local, national and commercial providers. It is then for the business to determine, from the information provided, who they select to provide services, using appropriate procurement and evaluation.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to record all activity onto a common CRM system, operated by the LEP, to ensure support for business through the Growth Hub is coherent and that brokerage destinations and effectiveness can be monitored.

Each Brokerage Partner must utilise the www.advicefinder.co.uk system or any other system as specified by the LEP for the online search and identification of appropriate services for business. This will be maintained by the LEP with current information on services for businesses in a readily searchable format.

Brokerage Partners who also directly deliver services to business must ensure and demonstrate to the LEP's satisfaction that these services are considered equally alongside those of other providers when delivering the brokerage service. Activity and performance will be subject to monitoring and scrutiny by the LEP.

It should be noted that appointment to the framework is not a guarantee of any work being commissioned or contracts being awarded.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Brokerage services for all aspects of Business Support in the Knowsley Local Authority area.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The framework is for 6 separate lots, 1 for each Local Authority area of the City Region. Providers may bid to be included on the framework in 1 or more lots. Each lot has the same requirement and scope as set out below:

If there is more than 1 Brokerage Partner appointed to the framework in a single lot then a competitive tender process will be undertaken to appoint the most appropriate supplier or suppliers according to the specific activity. This process will take place whenever activity is required to take place.

The Brokerage partner will be a primary access point for brokerage to a wide range of business support services in the Local Authority area covered by the Growth Hub. This is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following:

— Pre-start support;

— Business Start;

— Business Growth;

— Business Planning;

— Business Finance;

— Business Mentoring;

— Skills and Training;

— Sales and Marketing;

— Supply Chains/Procurement;

— Innovation, Research and Development;

— Product, Service and Process Development;

— Export and Import;

— Business Premises;

— Business Networks;

— Mentoring;

— Sector Specialists;

— Accessing and taking advantage of the International Festival for Business in 2016.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to signpost business into the most appropriate support available from a wide range of local, national and commercial providers. It is then for the business to determine, from the information provided, who they select to provide services, using appropriate procurement and evaluation.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to record all activity onto a common CRM system, operated by the LEP, to ensure support for business through the Growth Hub is coherent and that brokerage destinations and effectiveness can be monitored.

Each Brokerage Partner must utilise the www.advicefinder.co.uk system or any other system as specified by the LEP for the online search and identification of appropriate services for business. This will be maintained by the LEP with current information on services for businesses in a readily searchable format.

Brokerage Partners who also directly deliver services to business must ensure and demonstrate to the LEP's satisfaction that these services are considered equally alongside those of other providers when delivering the brokerage service. Activity and performance will be subject to monitoring and scrutiny by the LEP.

It should be noted that appointment to the framework is not a guarantee of any work being commissioned or contracts being awarded.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Brokerage services for all aspects of Business Support in the Liverpool Local Authority area.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The framework is for 6 separate lots, 1 for each Local Authority area of the City Region. Providers may bid to be included on the framework in 1 or more lots. Each lot has the same requirement and scope as set out below:

If there is more than 1 Brokerage Partner appointed to the framework in a single lot then a competitive tender process will be undertaken to appoint the most appropriate supplier or suppliers according to the specific activity. This process will take place whenever activity is required to take place.

The Brokerage partner will be a primary access point for brokerage to a wide range of business support services in the Local Authority area covered by the Growth Hub. This is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following:

— Pre-start support;

— Business Start;

— Business Growth;

— Business Planning;

— Business Finance;

— Business Mentoring;

— Skills and Training;

— Sales and Marketing;

— Supply Chains/Procurement;

— Innovation, Research and Development;

— Product, Service and Process Development;

— Export and Import;

— Business Premises;

— Business Networks;

— Mentoring;

— Sector Specialists;

— Accessing and taking advantage of the International Festival for Business in 2016.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to signpost business into the most appropriate support available from a wide range of local, national and commercial providers. It is then for the business to determine, from the information provided, who they select to provide services, using appropriate procurement and evaluation.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to record all activity onto a common CRM system, operated by the LEP, to ensure support for business through the Growth Hub is coherent and that brokerage destinations and effectiveness can be monitored.

Each Brokerage Partner must utilise the www.advicefinder.co.uk system or any other system as specified by the LEP for the online search and identification of appropriate services for business. This will be maintained by the LEP with current information on services for businesses in a readily searchable format.

Brokerage Partners who also directly deliver services to business must ensure and demonstrate to the LEP's satisfaction that these services are considered equally alongside those of other providers when delivering the brokerage service. Activity and performance will be subject to monitoring and scrutiny by the LEP.

It should be noted that appointment to the framework is not a guarantee of any work being commissioned or contracts being awarded.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Brokerage services for all aspects of Business Support in the Sefton Local Authority area.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The framework is for 6 separate lots, 1 for each Local Authority area of the City Region. Providers may bid to be included on the framework in 1 or more lots. Each lot has the same requirement and scope as set out below:

If there is more than 1 Brokerage Partner appointed to the framework in a single lot then a competitive tender process will be undertaken to appoint the most appropriate supplier or suppliers according to the specific activity. This process will take place whenever activity is required to take place.

The Brokerage partner will be a primary access point for brokerage to a wide range of business support services in the Local Authority area covered by the Growth Hub. This is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following:

— Pre-start support;

— Business Start;

— Business Growth;

— Business Planning;

— Business Finance;

— Business Mentoring;

— Skills and Training;

— Sales and Marketing;

— Supply Chains/Procurement;

— Innovation, Research and Development;

— Product, Service and Process Development;

— Export and Import;

— Business Premises;

— Business Networks;

— Mentoring;

— Sector Specialists;

— Accessing and taking advantage of the International Festival for Business in 2016.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to signpost business into the most appropriate support available from a wide range of local, national and commercial providers. It is then for the business to determine, from the information provided, who they select to provide services, using appropriate procurement and evaluation.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to record all activity onto a common CRM system, operated by the LEP, to ensure support for business through the Growth Hub is coherent and that brokerage destinations and effectiveness can be monitored.

Each Brokerage Partner must utilise the www.advicefinder.co.uk system or any other system as specified by the LEP for the online search and identification of appropriate services for business. This will be maintained by the LEP with current information on services for businesses in a readily searchable format.

Brokerage Partners who also directly deliver services to business must ensure and demonstrate to the LEP's satisfaction that these services are considered equally alongside those of other providers when delivering the brokerage service. Activity and performance will be subject to monitoring and scrutiny by the LEP.

It should be noted that appointment to the framework is not a guarantee of any work being commissioned or contracts being awarded.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Brokerage services for all aspects of Business Support in the St Helens Local Authority area.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The framework is for 6 separate lots, 1 for each Local Authority area of the City Region. Providers may bid to be included on the framework in 1 or more lots. Each lot has the same requirement and scope as set out below:

If there is more than 1 Brokerage Partner appointed to the framework in a single lot then a competitive tender process will be undertaken to appoint the most appropriate supplier or suppliers according to the specific activity. This process will take place whenever activity is required to take place.

The Brokerage partner will be a primary access point for brokerage to a wide range of business support services in the Local Authority area covered by the Growth Hub. This is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following:

— Pre-start support;

— Business Start;

— Business Growth;

— Business Planning;

— Business Finance;

— Business Mentoring;

— Skills and Training;

— Sales and Marketing;

— Supply Chains/Procurement;

— Innovation, Research and Development;

— Product, Service and Process Development;

— Export and Import;

— Business Premises;

— Business Networks;

— Mentoring;

— Sector Specialists;

— Accessing and taking advantage of the International Festival for Business in 2016.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to signpost business into the most appropriate support available from a wide range of local, national and commercial providers. It is then for the business to determine, from the information provided, who they select to provide services, using appropriate procurement and evaluation.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to record all activity onto a common CRM system, operated by the LEP, to ensure support for business through the Growth Hub is coherent and that brokerage destinations and effectiveness can be monitored.

Each Brokerage Partner must utilise the www.advicefinder.co.uk system or any other system as specified by the LEP for the online search and identification of appropriate services for business. This will be maintained by the LEP with current information on services for businesses in a readily searchable format.

Brokerage Partners who also directly deliver services to business must ensure and demonstrate to the LEP's satisfaction that these services are considered equally alongside those of other providers when delivering the brokerage service. Activity and performance will be subject to monitoring and scrutiny by the LEP.

It should be noted that appointment to the framework is not a guarantee of any work being commissioned or contracts being awarded.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Brokerage services for all aspects of Business Support in the Wirral Local Authority area.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The framework is for 6 separate lots, 1 for each Local Authority area of the City Region. Providers may bid to be included on the framework in 1 or more lots. Each lot has the same requirement and scope as set out below:

If there is more than 1 Brokerage Partner appointed to the framework in a single lot then a competitive tender process will be undertaken to appoint the most appropriate supplier or suppliers according to the specific activity. This process will take place whenever activity is required to take place.

The Brokerage partner will be a primary access point for brokerage to a wide range of business support services in the Local Authority area covered by the Growth Hub. This is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following:

— Pre-start support;

— Business Start;

— Business Growth;

— Business Planning;

— Business Finance;

— Business Mentoring;

— Skills and Training;

— Sales and Marketing;

— Supply Chains/Procurement;

— Innovation, Research and Development;

— Product, Service and Process Development;

— Export and Import;

— Business Premises;

— Business Networks;

— Mentoring;

— Sector Specialists;

— Accessing and taking advantage of the International Festival for Business in 2016.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to signpost business into the most appropriate support available from a wide range of local, national and commercial providers. It is then for the business to determine, from the information provided, who they select to provide services, using appropriate procurement and evaluation.

Each Brokerage Partner will be required to record all activity onto a common CRM system, operated by the LEP, to ensure support for business through the Growth Hub is coherent and that brokerage destinations and effectiveness can be monitored.

Each Brokerage Partner must utilise the www.advicefinder.co.uk system or any other system as specified by the LEP for the online search and identification of appropriate services for business. This will be maintained by the LEP with current information on services for businesses in a readily searchable format.

Brokerage Partners who also directly deliver services to business must ensure and demonstrate to the LEP's satisfaction that these services are considered equally alongside those of other providers when delivering the brokerage service. Activity and performance will be subject to monitoring and scrutiny by the LEP.

It should be noted that appointment to the framework is not a guarantee of any work being commissioned or contracts being awarded.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots