Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6BB
Contact
Charlotte Morris
Charlotte.Morris@britishcouncil.org
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
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/britishcouncil
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Charity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UK_2021_Exams_Exams Agile Technology (EAT) Consultancy Framework
Reference number
BC/01727
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The British Council require consultancy services to help us move forward with our digital transformation in, primarily, Exams business (and occasionally our English business). We are seeking to create a framework of digital and technology consultants who can supplement (and sometimes lead) cross-discipline teams. We are looking for experts who can coach our internal teams (through doing). Experts include Delivery Leads (Agile), Front and Backend developers / Engineers (JavaScript, Node, C#, .net, etc.), Quality engineers, architects, and cloud infrastructure experts (Azure / AWS).
This framework has two key objectives:
• Help integrate and build new services and customer experience, against a new architecture and platform for supporting our Exams business.
• Improve our own internal staff develop their ability to deliver, without the need of consultancy services in the future.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Global remit - further details of where the place of performance is will be provided in the ITT document set published on the InTend Portal
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The British Council require consultancy services to help us move forward with our digital transformation in, primarily, Exams business (and occasionally our English business). We are seeking to create a framework of digital and technology consultants who can supplement (and sometimes lead) cross-discipline teams. We are looking for experts who can coach our internal teams (through doing). Experts include Delivery Leads (Agile), Front and Backend developers / Engineers (JavaScript, Node, C#, .net, etc.), Quality engineers, architects, and cloud infrastructure experts (Azure / AWS).
This framework has two key objectives:
• Help integrate and build new services and customer experience, against a new architecture and platform for supporting our Exams business.
• Improve our own internal staff develop their ability to deliver, without the need of consultancy services in the future.
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: £600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Where applicable details will be provided in the tender document set.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
26 April 2021
Local time
11:00pm
Changed to:
Date
11 May 2021
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
27 April 2021
Local time
6:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers who wish to express an interest and take part in the tender process will be required to register and OPT IN on our e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil.
Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return.
Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and `means of proof` will be required. These conditions are outlined in the ITT.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
1 Redman Place
London Stretford
E20 1JQ
Country
United Kingdom