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Contract Notice

Technical Approval Authority Services - Cumberland

  • First published: 29 March 2023
  • Last modified: 29 March 2023

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03b680
Published by:
Cumbria County Council
Authority ID:
AA20469
Publication date:
29 March 2023
Deadline date:
02 May 2023
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

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

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services Construction and Real Estate

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
nicola.bell@cumbria.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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