Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
British Council
Bridgewater House
Manchester
M1 6BB
uk.procurement@britishcouncil.org
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Registered Charity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
2023_GMT - Grant Management Tool and Implementation Services to the British Council
Reference number
BC/02938
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The British Council’s is soliciting proposals in response to this Invitation to Tender for selection of vendor to provide software and implementation of Grant Management Tool (GMT) from qualified suppliers. The overall objective of the GMT is to provide a single online solution for creating and submitting grant proposals and for establishing and managing grant awards and a variety of contracts from receipt/set-up through project close out. The British Council is seeking to leverage the new system to maximise efficiency and to accommodate continued improvement of its grant projects processes. The solution will allow management of grant processes (including application submission, eligibility check, allocation and processing of evaluation and peer review, generating correspondence with applicants, reporting and monitoring and evaluation beyond the duration of the projects), workflow, and approvals that are critical for the daily operations of projects administration.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £100,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The British Council’s is soliciting proposals in response to this Invitation to Tender for selection of vendor to provide software and implementation of Grant Management Tool (GMT) from qualified suppliers. The overall objective of the GMT is to provide a single online solution for creating and submitting grant proposals and for establishing and managing grant awards and a variety of contracts from receipt/set-up through project close out. The British Council is seeking to leverage the new system to maximise efficiency and to accommodate continued improvement of its grant projects processes. The solution will allow management of grant processes (including application submission, eligibility check, allocation and processing of evaluation and peer review, generating correspondence with applicants, reporting and monitoring and evaluation beyond the duration of the projects), workflow, and approvals that are critical for the daily operations of projects administration.
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: £100,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Additional Two years
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
3 July 2023
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
3 July 2023
Local time
10:00am
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
British Council - London
London
Country
United Kingdom