Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Arts Council England
21 Bloomsbury St, Bloomsbury,
London
WC1B 3HF
UK
Contact person: David Battersby
E-mail: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: grant awarding body
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Environmental Sustainability Support Contract.
Reference number: ACE 064 ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Arts Council England (ACE) is seeking to support its grant holders and the wider Arts and Cultural Sector to become more environmental sustainable. The Contractor will be required to provide:
(a) an online service for ACE's Grant Holders and the wider Arts and Cultural Sector which includes a carboncalculator tailored to the Arts and Cultural Sector and sub-sectors; and
(b) support services to the Arts and Cultural Sector and to ACE to meet the aims of the Contract. This support may be provided in a number of methods, e.g. workshops, webinars, case studies, guides etc.
Full details of the requirements are set out in the ITT available at https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 166 666.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72260000
80540000
90700000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
England wide.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Arts Council England (ACE) is seeking to support its grant holders and the wider Arts and Cultural Sector to become more environmental sustainable. The Contractor will be required to provide:
(a) an online service for ACE's Grant Holders and the wider Arts and Cultural Sector which includes a carbon calculator tailored to the Arts and Cultural Sector and sub-sectors; and
(b) support services to the Arts and Cultural Sector and to ACE to meet the aims of the Contract. This support may be provided in a number of methods, e.g. workshops, webinars, case studies, guides etc.
The aims of the Contract are to:
(a) facilitate and support Grant Holders to meet environmental sustainability requirements in their Funding Agreements;
(b) facilitate and support the Arts and Cultural Sector to increase the degree to which environmental sustainability (see Part 4 — Definitions of the ITT) is embedded across those organisations' outlook, approach, practice, activities, systems, strategy and development;
(c) reduce the environmental impact of the Arts and Cultural Sector and demonstrate associated financial benefits;
(d) raise the profile of the gains the Arts and Cultural Sector is making in the area of environmental sustainability in engaging with the services delivered under the Contract; and (e) support the operational delivery of ACE's approach to supporting environmental sustainability in line with Goal 3 of its ten year strategic framework.
Full details of the requirements are set out in the ITT available at https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/artscouncil/web/login.html
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:
1 166 666.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
18/01/2018
End:
01/11/2022
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
See procurement 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:
10/11/2017
Local time: 12:00
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)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
10/11/2017
Local time: 12:00
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
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
ACE will incorporate a standstill period of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/10/2017