Awarded contract

City Advice Service

  • City of London Corporation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-008600

Published 30 March 2022, 4:30pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of London Corporation

Guildhall

London

EC2P 2EJ

Email

Oliqur.Chowdhury@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2076063030

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/

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

City Advice Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of a City Advice Service. The City Advice Service is a service providing free advice and information to City Residents, tenants on all out of City estates, students and City workers. Advice spans a wide range of subject areas with the top four categories remaining welfare benefits, housing, debt and employment issues

The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years. The annual budget sum for the service is £200,000 and this cannot be exceeded.

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: £399,999.90

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of a City Advice Service. The City Advice Service is a service providing free advice and information to City Residents, tenants on all out of City estates, students and City workers. Advice spans a wide range of subject areas with the top four categories remaining welfare benefits, housing, debt and employment issues

The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years. The annual budget sum for the service is £200,000 and this cannot be exceeded.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70%

Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30%

Price - Weighting: 30%

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

two.2.14) Additional information

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-011017

Published 18 May 2021, 10:55pm


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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-011017


Section five. Award of contract

Title

City Advice Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 January 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Toynbee Hall

28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS

London

E1 6LS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £399,999.90


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of a City Advice Service. The City Advice Service is a service providing free advice and information to City Residents, tenants on all out of City estates, students and City workers. Advice spans a wide range of subject areas with the top four categories remaining welfare benefits, housing, debt and employment issues

The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years. The annual budget sum for the service is £200,000 and this cannot be exceeded

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom