National Maritime Museum: People and Culture Employers Certification programme

UK-London: Services furnished by professional organisations.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       National Maritime Museum
       Park Row, London, SE10 9NF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7469767639, Email: mpinnell@rmg.co.uk
       Contact: michael michael
       Main Address: www.rmg.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKI6

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Recreation, culture and religion


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: People and Culture Employers Certification programme.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      98112000 - Services furnished by professional organisations.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: A 3 year programme of certification. The right to use the Top Employers Certification Seal, conditional on certification, i.e. on annually achieving the minimum qualifying score in the Top Employers HR Best Practices Survey for Certification Programme 2024, 2025, and 2026. Online reporting of validated survey outcomes against the Top Employers benchmark, which provides comparative insight into the Client’s employee conditions and highlights areas of excellence and of development. Publication of RMG’s company profile on the Top Employers Institute website (conditional on certification). Access to the online Top Employers portal where tools and instruments can be found to leverage the certification in the Client’s communication (conditional on certification).
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 65,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKI6 Outer London – South
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    A 3 year global certification programme that enables organizations to assess and improve the workplace environment    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: People and Culture certification programme

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 10/07/2023.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Top Employers Institute, LP011816
       8-10 Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans, AL1 3UR, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7469767639, Email: androna.benade@top-employers.com
       Internet address: https://www.top-employers.com/en/
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 65,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 65,000         
         Currency: GBP

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


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=792928606
GO-2023711-PRO-23383634 TKR-2023711-PRO-23383633   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          National Maritime Museum
       Park Row, London, SE109NF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7469767639, Email: mpinnell@rmg.co.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                National Maritime Museum
       , Greenwich, UK-London: Repair and maintenance services of ship, SE109NF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7469767639, Email: mpinnell@rmg.co.uk.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          National Maritime Museum
       Park Row, London, SE10 9NF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7469767639, Email: mpinnell@rmg.co.uk
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/07/2023


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   The only provider that meets all our requirements, Top Employers Certification Seal, conditional on certification, i.e. on annually achieving the minimum qualifying score in the Top Employers HR Best Practices Survey for Certification Programme 2024, 2025, and 2026. Online reporting of validated survey outcomes against the Top Employers benchmark, which provides comparative insight into the Client’s employee conditions and highlights areas of excellence and of development. Publication of RMG’s company profile on the Top Employers Institute website (conditional on certification). Access to the online Top Employers portal where tools and instruments can be found to leverage the certification in the Client’s communication (conditional on certification).