The Arts Council of England: Security Consultants Framework Agreement

UK-London: Investigation and security services. *Duplicated*

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       The Arts Council of England
       21 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3HF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1619344317, Email: procurement.services@artscouncil.org.uk
       Contact: Zobair Mehmood
       Main Address: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Security Consultants Framework Agreement            
      Reference number: ACE 291 ITT

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79700000 - Investigation and security services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The purpose of this Procurement was to establish a Framework Agreement of up to 10 Contractors to provide Security Consultants to carry out ad-hoc security and risk assessments in support of the work of Arts Council England's (ACE) National Security Adviser for the Government Indemnity Scheme.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 300,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The purpose of this Procurement was to establish a Framework Agreement of up to 10 Contractors to provide Security Consultants to carry out ad-hoc security and risk assessments in support of the work of Arts Council England's (ACE) National Security Adviser for the Government Indemnity Scheme. The Security Consultants will support the National Security Adviser to ensure that institutions intending to use Government Indemnity for loans are able to comply with the Scheme conditions, as set out in Annex D and E of the Scheme Guidelines (see non-national institution guidelines at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/protecting-cultural-objects/government-indemnity-scheme).

The Framework Agreement will commence on 01 April 2021 and continue until 31 March 2023, unless it is terminated in accordance with its terms. ACE may extend the Term by two successive period(s) of twelve months each, provided it has given the Contractor notice of the same at least three month(s) prior to the expiry of the Term. The estimate value of all the Services to be provided under the framework is 300 000 GBP (excluding VAT, but including expenses) for the initial Term and extension period.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 90
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price/Cost / 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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the 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 OJEU: 2021/S 000-001235
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: ACE 291 ITT    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 22/04/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 28
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 28 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 28          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 28

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Acanthurus Ltd, 07163542
             Vann Water, Surrey, RH5 5NT, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             BG Infotech Limited, 07441122
             12 Voewood Close, London, KT3 6PP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             Design Security Limited, 06473378
             PO Box 157, Abergavenny, NP7 1BU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.4)
             Gough Consultants Limited, 06897858
             Clifton-Crick Sharp, Pershore, WR10 1DP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.5)
             Ian Johnson Associates Limited, 02081620
             Abbey House, Surrey, GU19 7QQ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.6)
             Instrom Limited, 03606495
             35 High Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9HN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.7)
             Nigel Cook Consulting Limited, 12962171
             27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.8)
             Trident Manor Limited, 08695591
             Business Central, Darlington, DL1 1GL, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 300,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: A total of 8 suppliers were awarded a place on the framework agreement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          The High Court
          The Royal Courts of Justice, London, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: ACE will incorporate a standstill period of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/06/2021