Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Fiona Crawford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://dfid.proactisportal.com
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
International Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PROJ10136 Agreement for Services in Respect of Overseas Pension Scheme
Reference number
DN133
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This service contract is to provide administration services to, and the disbursement of pension payments to entitled pensioners. This contract is for 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months and up to another £600,000 subject to approvals. FCDO reserves the right to scale back or discontinue this programme at any point in line with FCDO Standard Terms and Conditions and contract documents.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Through a competitive tender for a supplier to manage and disburse pension payments for overseas service agreements. This procurement will take place through the EU OJEU Open Procedure. FCDO encouraged interest and participation from suppliers with the appropriate capability and capacity as outlined in the tender documents including the relevant registration through the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England Prudential Regulations Authority or equivalent. Suppliers that are interested in the opportunity registered on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.proactisportal.com
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: technical award criteria / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 160-391202
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PROJ10136
Title
Agreement for Services in Respect of Overseas Pension Scheme
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crown Agents Bank Limited
Quadrant House
Sutton
SM2 5AS
David.pitts@crownagentsbank.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Glasgow
G75 8EA
Country
United Kingdom