Awarded contract

UK Export Support Services: East of England

  • Department for International Trade

F20: Modification notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-026711

Published 25 October 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for International Trade

London

Email

Ben.Pearce@trade.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UK Export Support Services: East of England

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Contract to supply international trade services to UK SMEs in the East of England

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

Start date

1 October 2021

End date

30 June 2022

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 five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

2014/S 183-323205

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

30 September 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Exemplas trade services limited

Hatfield

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £1,954,074


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Department for International Trade

London

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

Contract to supply international trade services to UK SMEs in the East of England

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 October 2021

End date

30 June 2022

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£1,954,074

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Exemplas trade services limited

Hatfield

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

The existing specification of requirements has been amended to extend the term of the contract and to provide additional activity in support of DIT priorities which includes supporting work on FTA, the Parliamentary Export Programme and IF applications.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

a change of contractor for a 9 month contract would not be financially viable for the new contractor and would have resulted in a significant cost increase to the Authority.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £19,317,526

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £21,271,600