Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cumbria County Council
Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
UK
Contact person: Ms Nicola Bell
Telephone: +44 7554407945
E-mail: nicola.bell@cumbria.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.the-chest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.the-chest.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Technical Approval Authority Services - Cumberland
Reference number: DN662737
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is seeking to appoint a flexible Technical Approval Authority (TAA) Service to support the Capital Programme Team in relation to:
• Capital projects managed by the Capital Programme Team. Typically projects are usually between £5,000 and £5Million but can be higher.
The Council is seeking to procure the support from June 2023 to March 2026.
The TAA Service provider will need to be flexible to meet individual project timescales.
The TAA Service provider will need to provide a wide range of technical resources from their professional infrastructure consultancy.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
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:
UKD1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking to appoint a flexible Technical Approval Authority (TAA) Service to support the Capital Programme Team in relation to:
• Capital projects managed by the Capital Programme Team. Typically projects are usually between £5,000 and £5Million but can be higher.
The Council is seeking to procure the support from June 2023 to March 2026.
The TAA Service provider will need to be flexible to meet individual project timescales.
The TAA Service provider will need to provide a wide range of technical resources from their professional infrastructure consultancy.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 34
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 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/05/2023
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:
02/05/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should
go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on
the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN662737) in the
box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view
the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already
registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click
on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is
free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.
Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity,
race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council
welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business
communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully
comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement
to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by
publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering
competition; and
in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the
candidates.
In no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the
candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is
accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The
contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the
agreement
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/03/2023