Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6YL
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1702215000
E-mail: procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com
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
Information, Advice and Guidance Service
Reference number: DN577579
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Information, Advice and guidance (IAG) Services in Southend-on-Sea.
The service must be based around the following key considerations to effectively meet the needs of the Council’s residents
• Information: provide factual, current, and impartial information to clients
• Advice: presenting facts and ideas in an accessible form for customers to consider and recommending a course of action.
• Guidance: defining and providing routes which assist clients to reach their requirements
The services must be flexible to meet Southend-on-Sea Borough Councils residents’ needs and arising trends.
The Council is conducting an open tender procedure. The opportunity is tendered as a single lot to be awarded to a single provider however consortium bids are welcome via a lead provider.
The Contract will be awarded for a period of five years plus an option to extend for a further five years or any part thereof.
The tender documents can be accessed on Proactis with the reference DN577579 https://procontract.due-north.com/
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000.00
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:
UKH31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Information, Advice and guidance (IAG) Services in Southend-on-Sea.
The service must be based around the following key considerations to effectively meet the needs of the Council’s residents
• Information: provide factual, current, and impartial information to clients
• Advice: presenting facts and ideas in an accessible form for customers to consider and recommending a course of action.
• Guidance: defining and providing routes which assist clients to reach their requirements
The services must be flexible to meet Southend-on-Sea Borough Councils residents’ needs and arising trends.
The Council is conducting an open tender procedure. The opportunity is tendered as a single lot to be awarded to a single provider however consortium bids are welcome via a lead provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Cost criterion: Commercial Submission
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Technical Submission
/ Weighting: 90
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/12/2021
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:
14/12/2021
Local time: 12:05
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/11/2021