Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Other
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Restructuring and Insolvency
Reference number
RM6269
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of restructuring and insolvency services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all restructuring and insolvency services required by UK Central Government Departments
We will use our customer and supplier engagement sessions to help inform the new lotting structure.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £110,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 66121000 - Mergers and acquisition services
- 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 75130000 - Supporting services for the government
- 75131000 - Government services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Restructuring and insolvency.
two.2.14) Additional information
Not mandatory.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 October 2021
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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement within the management consultancy market which will take place on Tuesday 8th June from 10-12pm
Crown Commercial Service invites suggestions and feedback on the proposed structure of the framework including lots, service lines, supplier numbers and bidding criteria from the market including industry experts, specialists and suppliers.
If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please register through the below Eventbrite link
Please note that these sessions will be limited to one place per organisation and we will issue a formal diary invitation with the details to dial into the event the day before (7th June). We require you to register with your corporate email address so we can verify attendance and this is the address the invitation will be sent to
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is [https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk].
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the OJEU contract notice.
The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.
To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.
[The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement.]
The services that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the [Framework Agreement] Schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet [Framework Agreement] requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.
A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Start/86340ea0-b99b-4e0b-995a-22e775b893b8