Stevenage Borough Council: Financial Inclusion Service Delivery in Stevenage

UK-Stevenage: Financial and insurance services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Stevenage Borough Council
      Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1438242976, Email: karen.griffiths@stevenage.gov.uk, URL: https://www.stevenage.gov.uk, URL: https://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/
      Contact: Karen Griffiths, Attn: Karen Griffiths
      Electronic Access URL: https://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/
      Electronic Submission URL: https://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/

      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:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   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: Financial Inclusion Service Delivery in Stevenage
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 6

         Region Codes: UKH23 - Hertfordshire         
      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:
      Financial and insurance services. Financial consultancy services. Financial management consultancy services. The council requires the provision of a tailored and confidential financial information and advice service within Stevenage. This information and advice must be impartial, accessible and free of charge to all Stevenage residents irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief, disability or socio-economic factors. The service must result in added social benefits to the residents and town of Stevenage through increased uptake of benefits and other awards, increased employability of residents, and a reduction in bankruptcy declarations.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         66000000 - Financial and insurance services.
         
         66171000 - Financial consultancy services.
         
         79412000 - Financial management consultancy services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The contract will be for a period of 3 years to commence on 1st April 2015 and finish on 31st March 2018 with an option to extend for a further three years as 1 year blocks i.e. 1 year +1 year +1 year to 31st March 2021 . The total value of this contract will be £960,000 if all extensions to the contract are taken up.         
         Estimated value excluding VAT: 960,000
         Currency: GBP
                        
      
      II.2.2)Options: No          
         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: 01/04/2015
         Completion: 31/03/2021

   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:
      Full details will be included in the tendering documentation.
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Payment to the Contracting Entity will be in pounds sterling and will normally be required to be made by means of electronic funds transfer. Full details will be included in the invitation to tender documents.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      The Contracting Entity's specific requirements are to be determined but it does require that any contract awarded be entered into by a single legal entity on the part of the successful candidate/s. Any legal entity which as a group of entities will be required to provide an undertaking to be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the agreement.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: No       
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender Document.      
      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:
         Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender Document
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender Document      
      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: 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: Financial Inclusion Service Delivery in Stevenage      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

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

      Date: 04/01/2015
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 12:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 05/01/2015
         Time: 12:00      
      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
         Duration in month(s): 3
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 05/01/2015
         Time: 14:00
         Place:
         Stevenage Borough Council Offices
         Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: No


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: The Council reserves the right not to award any contract and to terminate the procurement at any stage. The Council accepts no responsibility for any costs for preparation or submission of tenders. Additionally the Council has duties under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may disclose information to a person making a request pursuant to the FIOA and/or EIR unless the information requested is exempt from disclosure under the FOIA and/or EIR; and the Council considers that the public interest in withholding the disclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosing it. Parties should state in their submissions whether the information, if disclosed would prejudice their commercial concerns and if so, their reasons. These views will be taken into account when deciding whether to disclose the information. The subsequent contract will be subject to English Law. Step 1: Registering with Supply Hertfordshire. To participate in this tender you will need to go into http://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/hpf/ and register, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. (If you have already registered with Delta or Supply Hertfordshire, please follow the link above where you can log on using your existing username and password. If you have registered and have forgotten your Username and Password, please click on the forgotten password link below the log in box.) Please keep this username and password secure, and do not pass it to any third parties. Step 2: Completing your Tender. To complete the Tender you will need to go into the Response Manager area and enter the access code 66B94JPG98. You will then need to download the relevant document and complete. Any supporting documents should be cross-referenced to the relevant question. If the Council requires further information concerning your application form, your organisation will be contacted. However, please provide full details and answer all questions, as the Council reserves the right not to ask applicants for any further information or clarification. Step 3: Uploading Your Completed Tender. Once you have completed the Tender exercise you must then upload your completed response into the Tenderbox (Access Code 66B94JPG98). Please make sure you have submitted your completed tender to the correct Access Code, the Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by a tenderer in submitting your completed tender. If you are experiencing problems, then please contact the Delta helpdesk via email at helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com or call +44 8452707050 Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm for further assistance.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Stevenage:-Financial-and-insurance-services./66B94JPG98

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/66B94JPG98
GO-20141124-PRO-6183100 TKR-20141124-PRO-6183099
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Please see section VI 4.2
      ., ., ., United Kingdom

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Stevenage Borough Council
         ., ., ., United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 1438242083

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging of any appeal is given by the Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC) also known as the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI2009/2992).   
   
      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: 24/11/2014

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