Competition and Markets Authority: PROC 256-2021 - EXPERT ECONOMICS SERVICES

UK-London: Law-courts-related administrative services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Competition and Markets Authority
       The Cabot, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2037386003, Email: commercial@cma.gov.uk
       Contact: Mark Weekes
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/competition-and-markets-authority
       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: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      National or federal agency/office

   I.5) Main activity:
      Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: PROC 256-2021 - EXPERT ECONOMICS SERVICES            
      Reference number: PROC 256-2021

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         75231100 - Law-courts-related administrative services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Expert witness services in the field of competition economics

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 400,000
                  
         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 Authority has a requirement for Economic Expert "expert witness" services in the field of competition economics. Contract Duration 36 months with an option to extend for an addition 12 months.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
      Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
            

      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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CA97TVTF6P


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: No       
      

   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: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-005228
      
   

   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: PROC 256-2021    
   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: 24/05/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (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: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Tommaso Valletti, 0
             Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, 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: 400,000
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: 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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Competition and Markets Authority
          The Cabot, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QZ, United Kingdom
          Email: mark.weekes@cma.gov.uk

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Competition and Markets Authority
          The Cabot, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QZ, United Kingdom
          Email: commercial@cma.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

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

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/06/2021