CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Office for National Statistics |
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road |
Newport |
NP10 8XG |
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Amy Jones |
+44 1633456035 |
amy.jones@ons.gsi.gov.uk |
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityPU-17-0316 — Provision of Structured Problem Solving Training. |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract27 |
II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
ONS Newport and ONS Titchfield.
UK |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
II.1.5)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The programme of learning required is to provide a community of staff with structured problem solving methodology in two concurrent phases. Firstly, to introduce the methodology to up to 35 managers and leaders from across ONS. Secondly, to work closely with a new Public and Policy Analysis (PPA) strategy and engagement team as they set up to embed the methodology in their working, creating a way of working that reflects an effective and efficient translation of policy issues into statistical and analytical development plans.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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80500000 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots No |
II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
No |
II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scopeOn completion of training to up to 35 staff members the Authority intend to review the training, if this is deemed successful and suitable for other staff members the Authority may wish to pick up additional training with the supplier. This could potentially be between 2 and 4 additional cohorts. |
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60 000200 000 GBP |
II.2.2)
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Options |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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II.3)
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Duration of the contract or limit for completion 9-5-2017 9-5-2019 |
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions Relating to the Contract
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III.1.1)
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Deposits and guarantees required
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III.1.2)
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Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions
Please see ITT.
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III.1.3)
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Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded
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III.1.4)
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Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
Please see ITT.
Please see ITT.
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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III.3)
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Conditions Specific to Service Contracts
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III.3.1)
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Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession? No |
III.3.2)
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Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service? No |
Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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Yes
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
All tender information relating to this procurement
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents 23-04-2017
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 24-04-2017 |
IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 26-4-2017 |
IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Amy Jones.
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24-4-2017
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
All tender information relating to this procurement can be found on the ONS preferred e-tendering tool known as Intend.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/ Please use reference PU-17-0316 to find this.
Suppliers will need to register on this portal (free of charge) in order to access the information.
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 22-03-2017 |