Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
AWE PLC
Room 20,Building F161.2 Atomi, C Weapons Establishment
READING
RG74PR
Contact
Senior Category Manager
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
AWE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED
Reading
RG7 4PR
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House
02784144
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law
AWE PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.awe.co.uk/responsible-business/our-suppliers/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Professional Trustee services for the AWE Pension Scheme
Reference number
AWE00814
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66520000 - Pension services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This procurement is for the appointment of a supplier to provide a chairperson, Investment Committee (IC) Chair and Governance and Operations Committee (GOC) representative for the AWE pension trustee board via a PCR compliant route. The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
The services being procured as part of this contract are for the benefit of both AWE Plc and AWE Pension Trustees Limited, and both Contracting Authorities are within the scope of this Contract.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000
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
This procurement is for the appointment of a supplier to provide a chairperson, Investment Committee (IC) Chair and Governance and Operations Committee (GOC) representative for the AWE pension trustee board via a PCR compliant route. The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
The services being procured as part of this contract are for the benefit of both AWE Plc and AWE Pension Trustees Limited, and both Contracting Authorities are within the scope of this Contract.
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: £1,200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 September 2024
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
11 October 2024
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: No
six.3) Additional information
Access to the tender pack is subject to the signing and return of a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Please contact the address below to receive, and then return to the same address, the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC1A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom