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Contract Notice

Social Infrastructure Support Service for London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

  • First published: 28 March 2024
  • Last modified: 28 March 2024

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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-044dcd
Published by:
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Authority ID:
AA20743
Publication date:
28 March 2024
Deadline date:
30 April 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is looking for an exceptional provider, or group of providers with a lead provider arrangement to help grow the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Barking and Dagenham, leading to a borough in which peoples’ ideas, projects and concerns can develop, flourish and be addressed. The commissioned service will support individuals and local VCSE organisations to:

• Lead the sector to stimulate new opportunities in the borough

• Develop collaboration between civil society groups and between the sector and partners

• Support local networks to build sustainable collaborations to support residents

• Provide representation of the local VCSE sector with the council and other partners

The term of the contract is 3+1 years.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue

Barking

IG11 7LU

UK

E-mail: samantha.woolvett@lbbd.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI52

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


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

Social Infrastructure Support Service for London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

II.1.2) Main CPV code

98133100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is looking for an exceptional provider, or group of providers with a lead provider arrangement to help grow the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Barking and Dagenham, leading to a borough in which peoples’ ideas, projects and concerns can develop, flourish and be addressed. The commissioned service will support individuals and local VCSE organisations to:

• Lead the sector to stimulate new opportunities in the borough

• Develop collaboration between civil society groups and between the sector and partners

• Support local networks to build sustainable collaborations to support residents

• Provide representation of the local VCSE sector with the council and other partners

The term of the contract is 3+1 years.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI52

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is looking for an exceptional provider, or group of providers with a lead provider arrangement to help grow the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Barking and Dagenham, leading to a borough in which peoples’ ideas, projects and concerns can develop, flourish and be addressed. The commissioned service will support individuals and local VCSE organisations to:

• Lead the sector to stimulate new opportunities in the borough

• Develop collaboration between civil society groups and between the sector and partners

• Support local networks to build sustainable collaborations to support residents

• Provide representation of the local VCSE sector with the council and other partners

The term of the contract is 3+1 years.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

as stated in the tender documents

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: 30/04/2024

Local time: 17:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 30/04/2024

Local time: 17:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

VI.3) Additional information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register

- Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the 'PQQs / ITTs. Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content.

- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page

- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender

- Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

- You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.

Description1: Link to eTendering system is below

Link1: (URL) https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The High Court Justice

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

27/03/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
98133100 Civic betterment and community facility support services Services furnished by social membership organisations
98000000 Other community, social and personal services Other Services

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:
samantha.woolvett@lbbd.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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