Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Downs National Park Authority
South Downs Centre, North Street
Midhurst
GU29 9DH
UK
Contact person: Rebecca Osborne
E-mail: tenders@southdowns.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southdowns.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: National Park Authority
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Corporate Financial Services Contract 2022-2025
Reference number: SD - 00000164
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The financial services contract will cover all of the transactional and accounting functions relevant to the work of the Authority (Chief Financial Officer duties under Section 151 of the Local Government Act can be provided as an additional option) and the successful contractor will be expected to work closely with the Head of Business Services and the budget holders within SDNPA.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
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:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The financial services contract will cover all of the transactional and accounting functions relevant to the work of the Authority (Chief Financial Officer duties under Section 151 of the Local Government Act can be provided as an additional option) and the successful contractor will be expected to work closely with the Head of Business Services and the budget holders within SDNPA.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The service provider may wish to include the provision of Chief Financial Officer support to SDNPA. The service provider may also wish to submit a bid to provide financial services to South Downs National Park Trust and to South Downs National Park Commercial Services Limited.
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
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:
The bidder must have staff who legally qualified and experienced in the specialist areas covered in the contract specification.Specifically, the bidder must have staff who are CCAB qualified and must have access to staff who are suitably qualified in audit for internal audit purposes
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
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:
26/11/2021
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:
26/11/2021
Local time: 13:00
Place:
South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Sussex County Council
County Hall, West Street
Chichester
PO19 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/10/2021