Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: scott.murphy2@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FCDO Lease Management Hub
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
FCDO are looking to outsource a Lease Management Hub, tasked with identifying and inputting lease data into an Integrated Workplace Management System, to ensure we are compliant with our IFRS16 requirements.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 900 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a global organisation of approximately 17,000 staff in 180+ locations around the world. This global presence means FCDO has a large portfolio of lease agreements consisting of Post Hiring Leases, Facilities Management Leases, and Estates, Security and Network Directorate (ESND) Leases.
Due to the IFRS16 requirements, we are moving to a centralised, UK-based, Lease Management Hub model. This Lease Management Hub will engage with overseas Posts, FM Suppliers, and ESND to source and understand necessary lease event data. The team will feed this information into the FCDO’s Integrated Workplace Management Solution (IWMS). The lease events cover new, expiring and modifications to leases including lease term dates, break options, rent reviews, extension options, rental amounts, and calculation of financial and accounting liabilities as either operating or finance leases in accordance with IFRS16 and FCDO’s accounting policies.
We are looking for a single supplier to provide this Lease Management Hub on behalf of the FCDO. As part of our market engagement, we are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to invite suppliers to further their understanding of the FCDO and its requirements, as well as to gauge market interest and capability.
You are invited to complete Annex A, submitting your interest and availability in attending a market engagement session. This will be an open session between all interested organisations and representatives from FCDO, including Commercial, ESND, and Finance. Due to restrictions on room capacity within the FCDO King Charles Street building and anticipated interested, this market engagement session will likely be held online via Microsoft Teams.
Your input at this market engagement will help inform our procurement strategy and sourcing options going forward.
Please be advised that by responding to this PIN you agree to the following conditions:
1. Obligations
The purpose of this PIN is to gain an initial broad understanding of market capabilities and appetite in respect of the services sought. The FCDO makes no obligations or undertakings in any way to:
a) Commence any procurement activity; or
b) accept any PIN information received from suppliers; or
c) any other commitment to suppliers whatsoever, including any intention to form a contract with any supplier for provision of this, or any other, future tender opportunity.
2. Costs of preparing the response
All costs relating to the preparation and submission of a response are the sole responsibility of the supplier. The FCDO shall not pay the supplier, wholly or in part, for its response to this PIN.
3. Suppliers to inform themselves.
The FCDO has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the PIN is accurate; however, the FCDO gives no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the contained information.
We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, with Annex A completed. We would be grateful if responses could be provided by 17:00 UK time on 9th April 2024.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
13/05/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Annex A – for return to FCDO
1 Company contact
Please provide details of a nominated Company contact with which questions relating to your response and any potential further queries can be addressed.
Name
Title/Position
Telephone
Email address
Postal address
2 Supplier details
a) Supplier name (Trading and Registered) and registered address.
b) Details of supplier operating locations.
c) Relationships with any parent company (if applicable).
d) Details of joint venture arrangements (if applicable).
e) Details of when the supplier organisation was founded, including origins and historical development of the organisation.
f) Total number of employees.
3 Information being sought.
a) If you are able to attend an online supplier engagement session on the 16/04/24 at 11:00am, please give the names and emails of those you wish to attend.
b) Do you have any immediate questions about the requirement that you would like us to address during the engagement sessions?
We appreciate your time in reviewing and responding to this PIN and look forward to meeting you on the 16/04/24
With this in mind, we would be very grateful if you could reply to this PIN by email to Scott Murphy (scott.murphy2@fcdo.gov.uk) by 17:00 UK time on 9th April 2024.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2024