Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Wilmslow
SK9 5AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD6 - Cheshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QS3AV96PVT
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Non-Departmental Public Body
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Regulator - Data Protection & FOI
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Insolvency Practitioners for the Information Commissioner's Office
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The objective of the procurement is to create a panel consisting of up to seven insolvency practitioner firms to provide sufficient capacity and capability to meet the Commissioners anticipated requirements over a 4 year period.
The panel will be split into two lots. Up to five of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in England & Wales and will make up Lot 1.
Up to two of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in Scotland and will make up Lot 2.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This concession is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
England & Wales
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of the procurement is to create a panel consisting of up to seven insolvency practitioner firms to provide sufficient capacity and capability to meet the Commissioners anticipated requirements over a 4 year period.
The panel will be split into two lots. Up to five of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in England & Wales and will make up Lot 1. Up to two of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in Scotland and will make up Lot 2.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months
48
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Scotland
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of the procurement is to create a panel consisting of up to seven insolvency practitioner firms to provide sufficient capacity and capability to meet the Commissioners anticipated requirements over a 4 year period.
The panel will be split into two lots. Up to five of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in England & Wales and will make up Lot 1. Up to two of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in Scotland and will make up Lot 2.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months
48
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, indication of information and documentation required
Must be licensed to act in the relevant geographical areas.
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
three.2) Conditions related to the concession
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the concession
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the concession
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders
Date
15 June 2021
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Information Commissioner's office is the UK's independent public authority responsible for overseeing and enforcing legislation including under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR). Our regulatory activity includes issuing fines by way of penalty notices as set out in section 155 of the DPA. Monetary penalties for the most serious contraventions of the DPA can be issued for up to 4% of global turnover. For breaches of the PECR penalties are currently restricted to a maximum of £500,000.
The Information Commissioners Office intention is to create a panel consisting of up to seven insolvency practitioner firms to provide sufficient capacity and capability to meet the Commissioners anticipated requirements over a 4 year period.
The panel will be split into two lots.
Up to five of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in England & Wales and will make up Lot 1.
Up to two of the chosen insolvency practitioner firms will be licensed to practice in Scotland and will make up Lot 2.
Tender documents can be found at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QS3AV96PVT