Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business and Trade
London
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Department for Business and Trade – Bill of Lading Shipping Data
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72300000 - Data services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Department for Business and Trade (DBT) (previously known as Department for International Trade) has a requirement for the delivery of Bill of Lading Shipping Data.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £560,000
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
Department for Business and Trade (DBT) (previously known as Department for International Trade) has a requirement for the delivery of Bill of Lading data for: exports from the UK where a container leaves from a UK port and imports to the UK where the container lands at a UK port or the container lands at a foreign port but with a final destination of the UK. The requirement is for access to the Tenderer’s data service (e.g., via an intermediary cloud platform, APIs, and/or bulk downloads).
The requirement and subsequent contract shall be for an initial period of 12 months from 01st November 2023 with the option to extend for an additional 12 months.
A maximum budget of £280,000 (including VAT) for each of the 12-month periods has been allocated with a total contract value of £560,000 (including VAT).
The start date for this requirement is expected to be 1st November 2023, with a 1-month implementation period from this date.
This Procurement is being carried out in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 under the open procedure (PCR Regulation 27). Tenderers can submit a Tender as a single legal entity, with other legal entities (to form a consortium) or with named sub-contractors.
The data will be shared with the department’s Partner Organisations, including the Department for Transport and the Office for National Statistics. The data will also be shared with the Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme, a DBT led project. The successful Tenderer must agree to allow the UK Government to publish anonymous and non-disclosive findings that includes the data, in regular or ad hoc statistics and research . This will enable the UK Government to show how it uses this data to support its policy and decision making and to inform the general public.
Interested Suppliers should register and access the procurement documentation on our e-tendering portal, Jaggaer, via the link on this notice.
The clarification period ends on 17.00 BST 23/06/2023. You must submit your tender to arrive no later than 17.00 BST 14/07/2023.
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: £560,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The requirement and subsequent contract shall be for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for additional 12 months.
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.1.3) 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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-012076
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
13 July 2023
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 June 2023
Local time
5:00pm
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
Department for Business and Trade
London
Country
United Kingdom