Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade, 3, Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
Contact person: Ms Sophie Pleterski
E-mail: sophie.pleterski@trade.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Investment Support Services
Reference number: DN261347
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for International Trade is seeking a strategic partner to deliver the Government's ambitious Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) agenda.
The successful bidder will be central to DIT's investment services and a partner in shaping the future. This contract represents a significant opportunity to transform our FDI operations into being the most sophisticated investment promotion agency in the world in terms of targeting support where it adds greatest economic value to the UK. This will require innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and operational excellence.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for International Trade is seeking a strategic partner to deliver the Government's ambitious Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) agenda.
The successful bidder will be central to DIT's investment services and a partner in shaping their future. This contract represents a once-in-a-decade opportunity to transform our Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) operations, enhancing DIT's position from one of the world's most respected investment promotion agencies to being the most sophisticated investment promotion agency in the world in terms of targeting support where it adds greatest economic value to the UK. This will require expertise, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and operational excellence.
To achieve this, we will ask the successful bidder to conduct an operational review within the first 3 months of the contract and institute strategic forums to develop opportunities to drive innovation through DIT's investment services. Our partnership we will forge a mutually beneficial relationship that builds on each other's capabilities; this will be underpinned by the successful bidder's core operational capability for delivering the service, and fully draw upon their global network and expertise in international investment.
The successful bidder's responsibilities will range from gathering business intelligence and conducting market research to inform DIT priorities, to coordinating project teams delivering end-to-end support to individual investors, to managing key relationships with investors in a way that encourages growth of their activities within the UK. In this way we aim to work alongside the provider to deliver comprehensive, holistic support that Government is uniquely placed to provide.
Against the backdrop of a global landscape is ever more competitive it will be increasingly important for Governments' support for foreign investment to be efficient, relevant and value-adding for both investors and HMG. Given the critical role within our operations, business continuity will of course be important. Nevertheless, to fulfil Government's stretching ambitions for foreign investment we will need the supplier to be ambitious in their approach and able to act quickly as a result of findings from the operational review.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
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
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:
2017/S 209-433556
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: The Supply of UK Investment Support Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst and Young
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for International Trade
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2019