Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Office for Students
Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
UK
Contact person: Sarah Phillips
Telephone: +44 1179317023
E-mail: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Fax: +44 1179317317
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Office for Students:Contract for Provision of Support Services for TRAC and Understanding Academic and Financial Sustainability of the UK Education Sector
Reference number: PRN1424
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The OfS is looking to select a provider capable of delivering support services to the OfS and other UK higher education funding and regulatory bodies; the Regulators and Funders Financial Sustainability Group; the TRAC Development Group and UK higher education sector stakeholders, including providing a central support function for the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of support services to the OfS, and other UK HE funding and regulatory bodies on academic and financial sustainability of the UK higher education sector, activities or academic subjects/disciplines including undertaking costing studies and reviews to inform higher education and research policy, funding and decision-making.
Provision of a central support function for TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) including supporting the TRAC Development Group and supporting HE institutions in complying with the TRAC requirements, supporting institutions and other users/ stakeholders in using the TRAC data and maintaining and updating the TRAC guidance.
TRAC is an activity-based costing system developed for the UK higher education sector, and implemented in all UK publicly funded higher education institutions. The primary aim of introducing TRAC was for all higher education institutions to have embedded and methodologically consistent costing and pricing processes integrated with their financial and academic decision-making, which, by forming part of financial strategy and management processes, help to ensure their activities are financially sustainable in the long term whilst also meeting accountability requirements of public funders, specifically UK higher education funding bodies and UK Research and Innovation. Complementary aims include institutions being able:
(a) to determine the full economic cost of all their activities at a level appropriate to their decision-making; and
(b) to set prices for their activities using either market-based pricing (taking account of markets, customers, competition and risks) or cost-based pricing, as appropriate.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/85P673T7W2
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:
2020/S 072-173479
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
OC301540
15 Canada Square
London
E14 5GL
UK
Telephone: +44 1159353560
NUTS: UKK1
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:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=523822315
GO Reference: GO-2020109-PRO-17202338
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office for Students
Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
UK
Telephone: +44 1179317317
E-mail: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Fax: +44 1179317317
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Office for Students
Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
UK
Telephone: +44 1179317317
E-mail: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Fax: +44 1179317317
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Office for Students
Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
UK
Telephone: +44 1179317317
E-mail: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Fax: +44 1179317317
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/10/2020