Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
UK
Contact person: Margareta Lind
E-mail: margareta.lind@britishcouncil.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.britishcouncil.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: 10
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pe-Appointment Screening Services
Reference number: BC/00446
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The British Council currently delivers global background screening via a combination of in-house resource and outsourced contracts. Our intention is to outsource all background screening for British Council employees to one global screening supplier. The purpose of this ITT is to solicit proposals from vendors who will provide global background screening services, through an online application available in multiple languages and integrated with our ATS (Applicant Tracking System).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
79600000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Global.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The British Council currently delivers global background screening via a combination of in-house resource and outsourced contracts. Our intention is to outsource all background screening for British Council employees to one global screening supplier. The purpose of this ITT is to solicit proposals from vendors who will provide global background screening services, through an online application available in multiple languages and integrated with our ATS (Applicant Tracking System).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
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
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 035-076358
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Global Pre-Appointment Screening
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation
Atlanta
US
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
UK
E-mail: margareta.lind@britishcouncil.org
Internet address(es)
URL: www.britishcouncil.org
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
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
UK
E-mail: margareta.lind@britishcouncil.org
Internet address(es)
URL: www.britishcouncil.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2019