Tender

Procurement Support Service

  • North West Leicestershire District Council
  • South Derbyshire District Council
  • North West Leicestershire District Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-023972

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04865f

Published 31 July 2024, 2:47pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North West Leicestershire District Council

Whitwick Business Centre, Stenson Road

Coalville

LE67 4JP

Contact

Mr Alex Branson

Email

alex.branson@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1530454673

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF - East Midlands (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/procurement

Buyer's address

http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/procurement

one.1) Name and addresses

South Derbyshire District Council

Civic Offices, Civic Way

Swadlincote

DE11 0AH

Contact

Kathy Mardon

Email

Kathy.Mardon@southderbyshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF13 - South and West Derbyshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southderbyshire.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

North West Leicestershire District Council

Whitwick Business Centre, Whitwick Business Park, Stenson Road

Coalville, Leicestershire

LE67 4JP

Contact

Alex Branson

Email

alex.branson@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=8c5bdd66-3e4f-ef11-812d-005056b64545

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/Advert/Index?advertId=8c5bdd66-3e4f-ef11-812d-005056b64545

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement Support Service

Reference number

DN735832

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authorities require an end-to-end procurement support service for all procurement and contracting activities to ensure compliance with UK regulations, and the individual contract procedure rules for each Authority.

The Supplier will provide expert pre procurement, market assessment, commercial strategy, tendering advice and support by combining the strength of their public sector procurement expertise, and local authority contracted services knowledge, to help achieve our goals for integration, collaboration and efficiencies, whilst navigating the required regulatory frameworks.

The Supplier will provide a “turn-key” service for planned and ad-hoc procurement activities, providing access to expert procurement and commercial knowledge, strategies and support, with provision of an e-procurement/e-tendering portal for PCR2015, The Procurement Act 2023 and future legislation compliant tendering.

The aim is to establish robust standardised procurement processes and procedures, with standardised documentation, whilst adding resource capacity and resilience to each authority, thereby enhancing the overall procurement framework within the organisations.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract 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

South Derbyshire District Council Procurement Support Service

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authorities require an end-to-end procurement support service for all procurement and contracting activities to ensure compliance with UK regulations, and the individual contract procedure rules for each Authority.

The Supplier will provide expert pre procurement, market assessment, commercial strategy, tendering advice and support by combining the strength of their public sector procurement expertise, and local authority contracted services knowledge, to help achieve our goals for integration, collaboration and efficiencies, whilst navigating the required regulatory frameworks.

The Supplier will provide a “turn-key” service for planned and ad-hoc procurement activities, providing access to expert procurement and commercial knowledge, strategies and support, with provision of an e-procurement/e-tendering portal for PCR2015, The Procurement Act 2023 and future legislation compliant tendering.

The aim is to establish robust standardised procurement processes and procedures, with standardised documentation, whilst adding resource capacity and resilience to each authority, thereby enhancing the overall procurement framework within the organisations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2024

End date

30 September 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

There is the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

North West Leicestershire District Council Procurement Support Service

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authorities require an end-to-end procurement support service for all procurement and contracting activities to ensure compliance with UK regulations, and the individual contract procedure rules for each Authority.

The Supplier will provide expert pre procurement, market assessment, commercial strategy, tendering advice and support by combining the strength of their public sector procurement expertise, and local authority contracted services knowledge, to help achieve our goals for integration, collaboration and efficiencies, whilst navigating the required regulatory frameworks.

The Supplier will provide a “turn-key” service for planned and ad-hoc procurement activities, providing access to expert procurement and commercial knowledge, strategies and support, with provision of an e-procurement/e-tendering portal for PCR2015, The Procurement Act 2023 and future legislation compliant tendering.

The aim is to establish robust standardised procurement processes and procedures, with standardised documentation, whilst adding resource capacity and resilience to each authority, thereby enhancing the overall procurement framework within the organisations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2024

End date

30 September 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

There is the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods

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

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

30 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

30 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm


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

South Derbyshire District Council

Civic Offices, Civic Way

Swadlincote

DE11 0AH

Country

United Kingdom