Awarded contract

Provision of Delivery Associate Support for Local Authorities

  • DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-035978

Published 6 December 2023, 3:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

2 Marsham Street

LONDON

SW1P4DF

Email

commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities

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

Provision of Delivery Associate Support for Local Authorities

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75100000 - Administration services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract has already been awarded and is published for transparency purposes.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have procured a network of experienced delivery experts (Delivery Associates). This network will provide advice, troubleshooting and signposting to the wider support offer available across government to Local Authorities.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £5,166,666.67

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract has already been awarded and is published for transparency purposes.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) has procured a network of experienced delivery experts (Delivery Associates). This network will provide advice,

troubleshooting and signposting to the wider support offer available across government to Local Authorities.

To support local partners, DLUHC has procured a service to establish a central technical advice and support offer to

troubleshoot delivery challenges across DLUHC's Levelling Up Fund, Towns Fund and Future High Streets Fund.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-023659


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 November 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ove Arup & Partners Limited

8 Fitzroy Street

London

W1T 4BJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

01312453

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,166,666.67


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Country

United Kingdom