Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR)
Croft Road, Crossflatts
Bingley
BD16 2UA
UK
Telephone: +44 0000000
E-mail: ResiCo@UKAR.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukar.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to 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
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Project Saturn
Reference number: RM6139
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR) is nearing completion of its objective of returning the UK taxpayers’ investment in NRAM Ltd (NRAM) and Bradford and Bingley plc (B&B) to the private sector. One option is to sell the NRAM and B&B legal entities, leaving UKAR in public ownership.
UKAR is seeking to establish a single supplier contract to outsource all aspects of the running of its remaining business, with the exception of board and company secretarial functions.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
16 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
72224000
72322000
79400000
79410000
79411000
79411100
79996000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR) is nearing completion of its objective of returning the UK taxpayers’ investment in NRAM Ltd (NRAM) and Bradford and Bingley plc (B&B) to the private sector. One option is to sell the NRAM and B&B legal entities, leaving UKAR in public ownership.
UKAR is therefore seeking to establish a single supplier contract to outsource all aspects of the running of its remaining business, with the exception of board and company secretarial functions.
UKAR will be responsible for meeting contractual obligations to the buyer of B&B and NRAM, a range of liabilities relating to previous asset sales, sponsoring the legacy defined benefit pension schemes and administering other non-loan assets and liabilities.
The scope of the contract requires the provision of claims management services and the outsourcing of business administration activities required to run the business, such as management reporting, stakeholder management and other miscellaneous activities (such as, potentially, residual pension management responsibilities). It also involves the planning and management of the transition to the new arrangements.
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:
16 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 132
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be awarded for an initial term of five (5) years, with an option to extend for three (3) further periods of twenty four (24) consecutive months. Any extension will be exercised at the discretion of UKAR.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Please refer to procurement documents.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The value provided at Section II.1.5 and Section II.2.6 is only an estimate. Actual contract spend will be dependent on activity under the contract.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As described in the procurement documents.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
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:
10/12/2018
Local time: 10:00
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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
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
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement is being hosted by CCS, on behalf of UKAR, throughout the procurement process. The procurement will be managed electronically via the CCS eSourcing suite (the Bravo Portal). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the Bravo Portal.
Registering for access:
The BravoSolution eSourcing tool (the “Bravo Portal”) will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with UKAR. If you have recently registered on the Bravo Portal for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
To register, you will need to:
1) Go to the URL: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.
2) Select the link “I am a new supplier user";
3) Read and agree to the portal user agreement;
4) Complete the registration form, providing information including:
— the full legal name of your organisation,
— your company registration number,
— your DUNS number — a unique 9-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun and Bradstreet,
— user and contact details.
Note: If you require additional users from your organisation to see the bidder information pack, do not repeat the above process as this will create a new separate organisation account; instead the registered user can add additional users to the existing supplier organisation account via “User Management” > “Manage Users” > “Users” > “Create".
For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help-desk operated by BravoSolution by email at help@bravosolution.co.uk, or call 0800 069 8630.
Accessing the procurement documents:
Once potential bidders have registered on the Bravo Portal they should send:
1) details of the email address with which they have registered and
2) a signed non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) in the form provided with this notice (see instructions for access below),
To UKAR, in order to gain access to the procurement documents (the “Bidder Information Pack”).
The NDA can be found on “Contracts Finder” via the following link:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29290988-250f-42b2-bcde-cd412b2a1f56. Completed NDAs should be signed and provided to ResiCo@UKAR.co.uk as soon as possible.
Once UKAR has received the bidder’s signed NDA, CCS will arrange for the bidder to be sent an invitation to access the bidder information pack via the Bravo Portal. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once you have been granted access to the bidder information pack. The bidder information pack includes detailed information on the requirements of this procurement and a selection questionnaire that must be completed and submitted via the Bravo Portal by 10:00 am on 10.12.2018. UKAR will assess potential bidders on the basis of their responses to the selection questionnaire.
UKAR expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award the 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 in accordance with EU directives. In no circumstances will UKAR be liable for any costs incurred by bidders. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)
Croft Road, Crossflatts
Bingley
BD16 2UA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)
Croft Road, Crossflatts
Bingley
BD16 2UA
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)
Croft Road, Crossflatts
Bingley
BD16 2UA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/11/2018