Award

Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor services

  • Information Commissioner's Office

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-014450

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050103

Published 11 April 2025, 9:29am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane

Wilmslow

SK95AF

Email

procurement@ico.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD62 - Cheshire East

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://ico.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor services

Reference number

2023ICO00241

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45210000 - Building construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Professional Services (Quantity Surveyor & Project Manager)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £195,000 / Highest offer: £205,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is not a new contract opportunity, but rather a VEAT notice to inform the market that the ICO are seeking to extend their existing contract for Quantity Surveying & Project Manager services with Currie and Brown UK Ltd which was originally awarded in July 2023 and is due to expire on 27 July 2026.

The extension period will be for a minimum of one year (terminating on 27 July 2027)

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This VEAT notice relates to a modification to the contract originally awarded in 1995 following a competitive award process. The ICO considers that the modification is permitted by Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a modification which is not substantial. The proposed extension of the contract is based otherwise on substantively the existing terms and conditions and does not render the contract materially different in character, change the economic balance of the contract or considerably extend its scope

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

2023ICO00241

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Currie & Brown UK Limited

London

EC1N 2NS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Companies House

01300409

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Lowest offer: £195,000 / Highest offer: £205,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court Of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom