Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
E-mail: katherine.joslin@fco.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fco
Address of the buyer profile: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Provision of a New Framework for World Wide Asset Valuation Services
Reference number: CPG-2965-2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70331000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has estate property around the world (including the United Kingdom) and operates in over 250 different locations. The estate comprises Embassies and High Commissions (anything from a stand-alone, freehold building on a secure compound, to a fitted-out leased office in a multi-occupied, high-rise building), visa offices, Residences for Heads of Post and residential buildings for diplomats. Additionally there are individual “legacy” properties such as churches, cemeteries, etc.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has a requirement for Asset Valuation Services under a Framework Agreement on a worldwide basis. This Framework Agreement will be for a period of up to 4 years from the start date (four years is the maximum length permitted under OJEU rules). The framework is intended be tendered again in 2022 to ensure continuation from 2023/24.
Please note services are for Residential/Non Residential Buildings.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1) The Estates and Security Directorate (ESD) of the FCO, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, requires valuations, inspection and rent ceiling assessments of the FCO Estate and other Government departments if required.
2) Valuation and inspection of twenty percent of the estate is carried out on a rolling five year programme.
3) Valuation of the remainder of the assets is carried out on a desk top basis annually.
4) The valuations and rent ceiling assessments are to be carried out with a valuation date of 30th September of any year the framework is in place. The valuations as at 30th September must be reported to FCO Asset Management, Central Team by 6th October in the same year. The rent ceiling valuations for the same year as the Asset Valuations are to be carried out solely at the discretion of the FCO who reserves the right to withdraw this element of the commission at any time. Impairment.
5) Impairment Valuations are required in March of the Financial Year. The selected firm will be informed of the assets that require impairment valuations.
6) The Directorates’ (Regions) assets which require to be inspected are to be valued as at 30th September of any year the framework.
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: 48
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
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:
17/10/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
14/09/2018
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign and Commonweath Office
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
E-mail: Terry.Wilson@fco.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gov.uk/fco
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2018