Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London and Quadrant Housing Trust
30441R
29–35 West Ham Lane
Stratford
E15 4PH
UK
Contact person: Phyllis Earl
Telephone: +44 3004569998
E-mail: procurement@lqgroup.org.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lqgroup.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lqgroup
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pound Advice — Debt Advice and Money Guidance
Reference number: FOU00126
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
London and Quadrant Housing Trust are seeking a suitably experienced service provider to deliver it's Pound Advice Service. Pound Advice is a successful financial inclusion project assisting L and Q residents with money guidance, help with financial capability, and regulated debt advice. The project sits within the L and Q Foundation under the Independent Lives pillar. The service provider will be responsible for providing, either directly or by subcontracting with delivery partners, advice services to it's resident across the whole of London and the South East. The Contract is for a possible 3 years (1 + 2) at an estimated value of 2 300 000 GBP for the full contract term.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
Across London and the South East of ENGLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provider will be responsible for providing, either directly or by subcontracting with delivery partners, debt and financial capability advice services to it's resident across the whole of London, the South East and East of England.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend after the initial term for a period of 24 months.
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 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:
2018/S 231-528009
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: L&Q_00095
Title: Pound Advice — Debt Advice and Money Guidance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
We Are Digital Training Ltd
08018895
The Innovation Centre, Warwick Technology Park
Warick
CV34 6UW
UK
Telephone: +44 3333444019
E-mail: info@we-are-digital.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.we-are-digital.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:
: 2 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address(es)
URL: https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London and Quadrant Housing Trust
29-35 West Ham Lane
Stratford
E15 4PH
UK
Telephone: +44 3004569998
E-mail: procurement@lqgroup.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.lqgroup.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/02/2019