Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bank of England
Bank of England, Threadneedle Street
London
EC2R 8AH
Contact
Miss Chloe Wickham
chloe.wickham@bankofengland.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About
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
International Relocation Services for Secondees
Reference number
DN524463
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Bank of England is looking for a supplier for the Provision of International Relocation Services.
Bank of England staff undertake Secondments to other organisations in the UK and overseas. Secondees are a diverse range of people with a variety of personal circumstances and the Bank aims to ensure their relocation is as smooth as possible.
The Bank are seeking to appoint a supplier to support in the management of the international relocation services in line with the Bank's secondment policy.
No information contained this notice or in any communication made between the Bank and any Supplier in connection with this Tender shall be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract shall be offered. The Bank reserves the right to change the basis of, or the procedures for, the Process, to terminate the Process at any time or not to award any contract.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98392000 - Relocation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bidders should register interest via the Bank’s eTendering portal, ProContract, with the completed Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) before the deadline. Registration to the Bank’s eTendering portal, ProContract, can be completed at www.bankofenglandtenders.co.uk (please note that it takes roughly two working days for registration to take effect). All tender documents are available to view via the portal, however at this stage Bidders are only required to submit responses to the SQ. The Bank will then short-list 5 suppliers who will be invited to submit a full tender response.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
This contract will be retendered during the life of the service in order to ensure continuity of service for the Bank.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The top 5 scoring bidders in the evaluation of the SQ will be invited to submit a full tender response.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
24 August 2021
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: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: This contract will be retendered ahead of contract expiry in order to ensure continuity of service to the Bank.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
London
Country
United Kingdom