Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UA
PROFESSIONAL.SERVICES@DWP.GOV.UK
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from 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
Management Consultancy Framework for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of business and management consultancy advice.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £18,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1 - Change & Transformation
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business and Management Consultancy Advice
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
2 - Organisational Design
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business and Management Consultancy Advice
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
3 - Strategy
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business and Management Consultancy Advice
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
4 - Procurement
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business and Management Consultancy Advice
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 January 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is investigating the feasibility of running a procurement activity to create a framework agreement for the supply of management consultancy services. To better understand the market appetite the Department will be holding both a pre-competition briefing day and issuing a Request for Information (RFI).
The pre-competition briefing day will be held on the 5th December 2022 and will be a hybrid on-line and face-to-face events. The event is being hosted by techUK, further information and booking procedures are available at https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/dwp-management-consultancy-market-engagement-event.html
From the 7th December DWP will be issuing an RFI, participation in the RFI is purely voluntary and in no way prejudicial to participation in any future procurement activity. Interested parties are advised to contact professional.services@dwp.gov.uk to obtain a copy of the document.
For future activities - Suppliers Instructions:
How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).
For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.
DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.