Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Leicester
United Kingdom
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK
Contact person: Stewart Brewer
Telephone: +44 1162525205
E-mail: sab88@le.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://le.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
LUV00940 — Provision of Student Recruitment, Research and Reputation Media Planning and Buying Services
Reference number: LUV00940
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of student recruitment, research and reputation media planning and buying services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF21
Main site or place of performance:
Leicester.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of student recruitment, research and reputation media planning and buying services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 10
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:
2020/S 110-268556
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
02/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SMRS Ltd
United Kingdom
Express Networks 2, 3 George Leigh Street
Manchester
M4 6BD
UK
Telephone: +44 1612001444
E-mail: Dan.beynon@smrs.co.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.smrs.co.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:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=522495463
Go reference: GO-2020910-PRO-17058128
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK
Telephone: +44 1162525205
E-mail: procurement@le.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://le.ac.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK
Telephone: +44 1162525205
E-mail: procurement@le.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://le.ac.uk/
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulations 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the University will incorporate a 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. The regulations 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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK
Telephone: +44 1162525205
E-mail: procurement@le.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://le.ac.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/09/2020