Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
UK
Contact person: Contracts Team
Telephone: +44 1924664685
E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ypo.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
YPO — 000940 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services
Reference number: 000940
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
YPO are looking for a provider to be appointed onto a framework agreement for the provision of managing consultancy and professional services. The framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirements. The aim of this framework is to appoint a provider to deliver a Managed service provision (MSP) for consultancy and professional service requirements. The managed service provider will support the delivery of consultancy projects and/or professionals into all public sector requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
71310000
71321300
71321400
71351200
71351210
71351220
71530000
71600000
71800000
72100000
72220000
72246000
72266000
72600000
73000000
79000000
90490000
90713000
98200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this framework is to appoint a provider to deliver a Managed service provision (MSP) for consultancy and professional service requirements. The managed service provider will support the delivery of consultancy projects and/or professionals into all public sector requirements. The solution will be structured to give a full managed service provision for a public sector organisation or for individual one-off consultancy requirements for each contracting authority. The MSP is delivering the contracting authority a consultancy/professional service.
The managed service provider must have the expertise to understand the contracting authority requirements to ensure the appropriate service is delivered using a consultant/professional. Consultant/professional delivers a specific piece of work, statement of work or project over a set period of time when the skills, experience, expertise or specialist knowledge are not available within the Contracting Authority. This can be done by an individual, consultancy agency or consultancy organisation who is employed on a fee basis, to deliver this set piece of work.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The framework agreement will cover the period from 1.10.2019 until 30.9.2022 with the option to extend for an additional 12 months (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2019/S 100-242495
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 000940
Title: Managing Consultancy and Professional Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx. YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/09/2019