Tender

WCC - Systems Thinking Partner

  • Warwickshire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-002050

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0399dc

Published 23 January 2023, 4:22pm



The closing date and time has been changed to:

15 March 2023, 12:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Warwickshire County Council

Shire Hall,Market Square

WARWICK

CV344RL

Contact

Linda Fairweather

Email

lindafairweather@warwickshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1926736147

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG13 - Warwickshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WCC - Systems Thinking Partner

Reference number

WCC - 15360

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Warwickshire County Council invites bids for a Systems Thinking Partner to provide a partnership approach to enable the embedding of systems thinking methodology as part of a continuous improvement framework.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £800,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A Systems Thinking Partner to provide a partnership approach to enable the embedding of systems thinking methodology as part of a continuous improvement framework. This approach will include coaching and mentoring of our internal Systems Thinking Academy of change management leads; a collaborative end-to-end review and redesign of county council systems.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £800,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 Years initial contract term with the option to extend by up to an additional 24 months.

Therefore the maximum contract term (for this contract) is up to a maximum of 4 years including extensions.

two.2.14) Additional information

Whilst we have stated within this Notice a spend value up to circa. £800,000, Please note that this value is an aspirational spend.

The higher value is provided to cover any as yet unknown/ unforeseen requirements, over the 4 year framework duration.

During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Originally published as:

Date

1 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

Changed to:

Date

15 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

See the change notice.

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 March 2023

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Estimated timing for further

notices to be published: 01/04/2025.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2 2LL

Country

United Kingdom