British Tourist Authority : BTA886 European Ferry Partnership Opportunity

UK-London: Administrative services related to tourism affairs.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       British Tourist Authority
       1 Victoria Street, Victoria, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781064, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org
       Main Address: www.visitbritain.org
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Administrative-services-related-to-tourism-affairs./46437B68BE
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent:          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Recreation & Culture

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: BTA886 European Ferry Partnership Opportunity          
         Reference number: BTA886          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   VisitBritain is seeking a European ferry partner to work with starting from our 2017/18 financial year, for up to 3 years, to grow the inbound tourism market to Britain through an integrated partnership approach from key European markets (for example France, Germany & Netherlands).          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,250,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      VisitBritain is seeking a European ferry partner to work with starting from our 2017/18 financial year, for up to 3 years, to grow the inbound tourism market to Britain through an integrated partnership approach from key European markets (for example France, Germany & Netherlands).    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,250,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 36    
   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 III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:       
         Not Provided            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         Not Provided    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure                    
         Restricted procedure                          
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:                
            Not Provided    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 12/12/2017 Local Time - 17:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                
    Electronic ordering will be used                
    Electronic invoicing will be accepted                
    Electronic payment will be used    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   This tender is conducted under the “Light Touch Regime”, and was originally notified by the Prior Information Notice entitled “Administrative Services Related to Tourism Affairs” (Tenders Electronic Daily ref 273606-2015) dated 30th July 2015.

It is essential that as part of their offer, any bidder must be registered for inclusion in the Dynamic Partners Register.

The selection criteria and registering instructions used for a supplier’s inclusion on the Dynamic Partners Register can be found at https://www.visitbritain.org/visitbritain-opportunities
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Administrative-services-related-to-tourism-affairs./46437B68BE

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/46437B68BE
GO-2017125-PRO-11519607 TKR-2017125-PRO-11519606              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       BTA
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2075781064, Email: procurement@visitbritain.org       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/12/2017