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Title: | International Project Finance Advisory Service |
Notice type: | Contract Notice |
Authority: | ECGD |
Nature of contract: | Services |
Procedure: | Restricted |
Short Description: | Provision of consultants, as and when required by ECGD, to perform risk analysis and provide general financial / structuring advice and financial modelling. The services will be provided in relation to actual or prospective project finance transactions in respect of which ECGD support has been requested. Projects could be in a variety of business sectors but predominately involve Infrastructure, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas, Energy, Metals and Mining and Renewables. |
Published: | 01/08/2013 17:47 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) operating under the name of UK Export Finance (UKEF)
1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02072718197, Email: jacqui.bennett@ecgd.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.ukexportfinance.gov.uk
Contact: Jacqueline Bennett, Attn: Jacqueline Bennett
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:
Economic and Financial Affairs
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: International Project Finance Advisory Service
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES
Service Category: 6
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
Duration of the framework agreement:
Duration in year(s): 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Financial consultancy services. Provision of consultants, as and when required by ECGD, to perform risk analysis and provide general financial / structuring advice and financial modelling. The services will be provided in relation to actual or prospective project finance transactions in respect of which ECGD support has been requested. Projects could be in a variety of business sectors but predominately involve Infrastructure, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas, Energy, Metals and Mining and Renewables.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
66171000 - Financial consultancy 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: No
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:
Not Provided
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
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Information About Lots
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Not Provided
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not Provided
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Not Provided
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:
The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
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:
a) Evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance:
b) the presentation of three years' financial statements or equivalent
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
a) A list of the principal project finance advisory contracts carried out over the past 3 years with details of references which ECGD may take up:
b) a summary of the scope of financial analysis undertaken in such advisory contracts including relevant techniques employed;
c) details of the educational / professional qualifications and experience of the principal consultants providing project finance advisory services.
In addition to the technical requirements above, candidates must be able to demonstrate:
Knowledge and experience of OECD project and structured finance criteria
Knowledge and experience providing financial (structuring, risk and modelling) advice on recent Export Credit Agency ("ECA") project finance transactions in at least two of the following markets:-
- MENA
- Latin America
- ASEAN
Knowledge and experience of providing financial (structuring, risk and modelling) advice on recent ECA project finance transactions in at least two of the following sectors
- Petrochemicals
- Oil & Gas
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Metals and Mining
- Renewables
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: No
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: No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 5 and maximum number: 10
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
The criteria stated below
Criteria - Weighting
Price - 20
Relevant experience and capability of staff members - 30
Financial structuring, modelling and analysis capability - 30
Experience of having worked with ECAs - 20
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: Not Provided
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: 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: 09/09/2013
Time: 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 23/09/2013
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English
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.
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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
ECGD
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02072718197
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 01/08/2013
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