Tender: UK-East Kilbride: research and development services and related consultancy services
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UK-East Kilbride: research and development services and related consultancy services
2010/S 34-049510
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
- I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Department for International Development, Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, Attn: Tom McEnroe, East Kilbride G75 8EA, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1355843360. E-mail: t-mcenroe@dfid.gov.uk. Fax +44 1355843183.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
- I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Other: Central Level.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
- II.1)DESCRIPTION
- II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-East Kilbride: state building, peace building and service delivery in fragile and conflict affected states.
- II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services.
Service category: No 11.
Main place of performance: Global.
- II.1.3)The notice involves:
A public contract.
- II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
DFID is seeking a service provider for research into state building, peace building and service delivery (including health, education and water and sanitation) in fragile and conflict affected states.
The purpose of the research is to improve understanding among policy makers and practitioners by developing the evidence-base on the role of service delivery within an integrated state-building and peace-building framework, and the implications of different interventions and modalities of service provision in different contexts. The research will have a practical and operational focus.
The timeframe of the research is expected to be about 11 months. It will be clearly phased to allow desk research and development of a rigorous research methodology in Phase 1, with a breakpoint before field-level research in Phase 2 in a range of typologies of fragile states. Research and development services and related consultancy services.
- II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
73000000.
- II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
- II.1.8)Division into lots:
No.
- II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:
Yes.
- II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 11 (from the award of the contract).
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Options:
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
- III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
The contract will be governed by English Law. Prices are not required at the EOI stage, however, when required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annul the process and not award the contract. DFID does not provide advance funding, therefore suppliers will be required to pre-finance all programme activities before claiming reimbursement from DFID in arrears.
- III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability.
- III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
No.
- III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
- III.2.4)Reserved contracts:
No.
- III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
- III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:
III.2.3)Technical capacity:
III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
- IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
- IV.1.1)Type of procedure:
Accelerated restricted.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: The urgency of research required in this area and to meet the fundamental aim of boosting the economy through rapid execution of the contract.
- IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 3. Maximum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As stated in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
- IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
- IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below:
Skills and experience of proposed team (depth and breadth of skills), availability and certainty of obtaining named individuals. Weighting: 20.
Named team leader and management arrangements. Weighting: 10.
Understanding of, and adherence to, the terms of reference of the work. Weighting: 15.
The methodological approach proposed. Weighting: 15.
Approach to communications and dissemination. Weighting: 10.
Time scheduling and risk management. Weighting: 10.
Commercial. Weighting: 20.
- IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
- IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: no.
- IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
9.3.2010 - 12:00.
- IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
24.3.2010.
- IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used:
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
- VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
- VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
EOIs must be submitted by email to t-mcenroe@dfid.gov.uk using the Pre-Qualifiaction Questionnaire (PQQ) available from the DFID website at http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Working-with-DFID/Procurement/Current-contract-op.... The draft terms of reference can also be found at this website address. Following assessment of the EOIs DFID will inform all applicants on the outcome of their Expression of Interest. The shortlist will be published on the DFID website. DFID will invite short-listed applicants to submit full technical and commercial proposals. The contract will run for a period of 11 months excluding the 1 month break period at the end of phase 1 although there is a possibility of extension for up to 2 months subject to continuing needs and the satisfactory performance of the winning supplier. From 1.4.2001, all UK development assistance has been fully untied so this DFID will accept bids from suppliers anywhere in the world.
GO reference: GO 10021525/01.
- VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
15.2.2010.
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals:
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
