DVSA: Investigation services

UK-Nottingham: Investigation services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      The Secretary of State for Transport, The Driving Standards Agency
      The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 6LP, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1159366844, Fax. +44 1159366573, Email: procurement.branch@dsa.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.dft.gov.uk/dsa/
      Contact: David Chilton

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

   I.3) Main activity:
      Other: Transport

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Investigation services
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 23

         Region Codes: UK - UNITED KINGDOM         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Investigation services. The Driving Standards Agency (DSA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport, is seeking to award a contract for investigation services. These services will be to support DSA's Fraud & Integrity Team in investigating illegal activity perpetrated against the agency to ensure the integrity of the driving test process.

In recent times there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of cases involving deception and fraud on the part of driving test candidates. It is considered that in a significant number of cases, this wrongdoing is in pursuance of obtaining an identity or obtaining an entitlement to drive. In addition it is known that a number of driving instructors are operating illegally and outside of the legal requirements for driving instructors.

DSA has an in-house Fraud & Integrity Team. Its role is to act as
• a central point for receiving reports where it is considered that the integrity of the Agency has been breached;
• management of and investigation of offences
• collate and analyse intelligence.

DSA is looking to acquire the services of a contractor who can provide investigative and intelligence functions to support and work alongside DSA’s Fraud & integrity team in investigating and bring to justice offenders who act illegally and circumvent the driver training and testing system. The current contract for this service expires on 31 January 2014.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79720000 - Investigation services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Not Provided
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      A contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years. To clarify, the maximum potential duration of this contract shall be 5 years.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Starting: 01/02/2014
         Completion: 31/01/2017


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Applicants invited to tender will be advised.
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Tenders are to be priced in sterling and any payment will be made in sterling only.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      The group will be required to nominate a lead partner with whom the authority can contract, or form themselves into a single legal entity before the contract is awarded.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As required by the pre-evaluation questionnaire (PEQ).      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As required by the PEQ.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As required by the PEQ.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: DSA01213 - Quote in all communications.      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes
         Prior information notice
            Notice number in OJEU: 2013/S 84 - 142244 of 30/04/2013
               
         Other previous publications: No                

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:


         Not Provided      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 08/08/2013
         Time: 11:00      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         
      IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Not Provided      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

Tender documents and specification are available for download at http://assets.dft.gov.uk/dsa/investigation-services.zip During the tendering period all updates, Questions and Answers and additional information will be posted at http://assets.dft.gov.uk/dsa/investigation-services-updates.zip
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=63321750
GO-2013614-PRO-4878773 TKR-2013614-PRO-4878772
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Driving Standards Agency
      The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 6LP, United Kingdom

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Driving Standards Agency
         The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 6LP, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Driving Standards Agency
      United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1159366844

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 14/06/2013

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