Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
London
EC2R 8AH
Contact
FM Contracts
fm.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk
Telephone
+44 2034613000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Life Cycle Analysis for polymer series banknotes
Reference number
REQ/1000037
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Bank of England (‘the Bank’) is planning to conduct a formal procurement for a full environmental life cycle analysis on our polymer G series banknotes.
The purpose of this Request for Information (‘RFI’) is to seek information and details to enable the Bank to make better informed decisions relating its proposed procurement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 90711300 - Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Bank of England (‘the Bank’) is planning to conduct a formal procurement for a full environmental life cycle analysis on our polymer G series banknotes.
The purpose of this Request for Information (‘RFI’) is to seek information and details to enable the Bank to make better informed decisions relating its proposed procurement.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 August 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPPLIERS
To access the information, suppliers are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement (‘NDA’), a copy of which can be found within the documents section of the Proactis e-sourcing portal. Alternatively, a copy can be provided on request by e-mail to FM.Contracts@bankofengland.co.uk
Deadline for Requesting NDA: Wednesday 23 March 2022
Deadline for Return of duly completed and signed NDA + Proactis E-Sourcing Portal registration: Thursday 31 March 2022
Suppliers are required to complete the NDA in its entirety and satisfactorily. The signed and dated NDAs must be returned through the messages section of the Proactis e-sourcing portal or alternatively to FM.Contracts@bankofengland.co.uk by no later than 2pm, Thursday 31 March 2022. Suppliers are to include the email address used to register to the Proactis e-sourcing portal within the email response, this allows suppliers to be invited to the project and gain access to supporting documentation and information relating to this PIN.
Suppliers will not have access to any information relating to this RFI until a duly completed and signed NDA has been provided, along with the email address used to register to the Proactis e-sourcing portal.
Upon receipt of signed NDA’s and registration on Proactis e-sourcing portal, suppliers will be sent a copy of the ‘LCA for polymer G Series Banknotes’ RFI which provides all the key information relating to this project.
Suppliers are required to provide responses, including supporting documentation on the options available to deliver the requirement, by the deadline detailed below.
Deadline for submission of a written RFI response:
Suppliers’ responses to the ‘LCA for polymer G Series Banknotes’ RFI must be submitted via the Proactis e-sourcing portal (https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login) by no later than 2pm, Friday 29 April 2022.
Please ensure suppliers allow sufficient time to respond to the ‘LCA for polymer G Series Banknotes’ RFI prior to the closing date and time, especially where documents are required to be uploaded to the portal.
Following receipt of written responses from suppliers in relation to the questions set out in the RFI, the Bank plans to develop specification and determine the optimal method of tendering for the full environmental life cycle analysis on the polymer G Series Banknotes.
There is no guarantee that this RFI will lead to a competitive tender.