Inward Investment In Kent
Kent County Council is seeking a supplier that can be the inward investment agency for Kent and Medway. The successful supplier must have an excellent understanding of the key issues companies face.
United Kingdom-Maidstone: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
2016/S 103-184699
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Phil Lamacraft
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000410248
E-mail: procurement.cli@kent.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.kent.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: http://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Phil Lamacraft
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000410248
E-mail: procurement.cli@kent.gov.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Phil Lamacraft
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000410248
E-mail: procurement.cli@kent.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Phil Lamacraft
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000410248
E-mail: procurement.cli@kent.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
NUTS code UKJ42
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Kent County Council is seeking a supplier that can be the inward investment agency for Kent and Medway. The successful supplier must have an excellent understanding of the key issues companies face when looking to relocate, an understanding of the industrial and commercial property market in Kent and Medway, how to identify and develop leads, how to support companies during the relocation process, and how to support relocated companies following relocation. The successful supplier should have a strong track record of delivering similar services.
The successful supplier will be expected to deliver, alongside Kent County Council and Medway Council,specific outcomes that contribute to economic development in Kent and Medway, and will work closely with stakeholders in the county and internationally, including UKTI. Prospective bidders are required to specify how they will perform this role, and to show a proven track record in such delivery.
The successful supplier will develop innovative and creative solutions to secure inward investment in Kent and Medway. The key features of the service are set out below:
— Securing external investment into Kent and Medway that creates new jobs;
— Promoting Kent and Medway to overseas markets;
— Maintaining close contact with investing businesses through an after-care programme.
Prospective bidders are required to specify how they will deliver these.
The successful supplier will also demonstrate how it will deliver and contribute to the following economic outcomes for Kent and Medway:
— More investment opportunities from overseas markets;
— Increased supply chain benefits for local businesses;
— More inward investment in Kent and Medway;
— Raised profile as a destination for inward and foreign direct investment.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 746 000 and 3 325 329 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
Additional information about electronic auction: N/A.
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
VI.3)Additional information
The contract will be funded through contributions from Kent County Council, Medway Council and the European Regional Development Fund. The latter is dependent on the outcome of a pending funding application by Kent County Council to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). If funding is not approved the value will reduce from 3 325 329 to 1 746 000 GBP. Further information about Kent County Council can be found athttp://www.kent.gov.uk Expressions of Interest must be via the Council’s etendering system Pro-Contract, by the date and time specified in IV.3.4). Tenderers are required to register their company details on the Pro-Contract, e-tendering system. No charge is made for registration or access to this system. Full details and user guides on how to register and operate the system are available via the link http://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Kent County Council
County Hall
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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