LGSS Treasury Consultancy Framework

United Kingdom-Northampton: Treasury services

2016/S 142-256656

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

LGSS on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council
John Dryden House, 8-10 The Lakes, Northamptonshire
Northampton
NN4 7YD
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Shaun Lay
Telephone: +44 1223715354
E-mail: procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/Council/procurement/Pages/default.aspx

I.1)Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20092/business_with_the_council/37/doing_business_with_the_council/2

I.1)Name and addresses

Northampton Borough Council
The Guildhall, St Giles Square
Northampton
NN1 1DE
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.northampton.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200095/tenders_and_contracts

I.2)Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk/

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: https://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk/

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

LGSS Treasury Consultancy and Investment Advisory Service Framework.

Reference number: DN170379

II.1.2)Main CPV code

66600000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The successful Potential Provider will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by the Authorities.

The Councils’ current Treasury Advisory contracts and Framework Agreement are due for renewal in November 2016. In this instance the Councils are collaborating on a joint procurement for Councils within LGSS family, to reduce tendering costs and to generate efficiencies for all parties.

The LGSS Treasury Team is 1 fully integrated team providing treasury management activities for Northamptonshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Northampton Borough Council. Information will flow freely across members of the team and senior officers within the LGSS organisation in respect of all treasury management activities and the advice we procure from external organisations.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 160 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

66000000

66120000

79412000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

It is difficult to predict the exact value of this contract as the Authorities’ requirements are likely to vary over the Framework term, but it is estimated that the total value will not be less than 39 000 GBP or greater than 1 000 000 GBP. The higher level figure is provided as an indicative figure should other bodies access the framework.

Cambridgeshire County Council, Northampton Borough Council and Northamptonshire County Council shall call-off the framework agreement after its completion for a period of 2 years with option to extend for 2 further years.

Norwich City Council may also wish to call-off this arrangement but no guarantee can be provided at this point in time.

Milton Keynes Council currently has an existing agreement that they shall continue to utilise until that arrangement ends and then review their options.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 160 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

This Framework Agreement is initially for 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Potential Providers are asked to note that this is a collaborative procurement involving Cambridgeshire County Council and Northampton Borough Council as LGSS Finance currently provides Treasury Services to those authorities.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

As detailed within the Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 06/09/2016

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 06/09/2016

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

This Framework is open to:

— Partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich City Authority and Northampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS’ shared services venture;

— New LGSS customers seeking to utilize LGSS frameworks on an independent third party basis;

— Any city, district, borough or other local authority and any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, the City of Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County) including Northamptonshire Partnership Homes;

— Any companies or organisations set up by participants in LGSS and members of the local authority purchasing group, Central Buying Consortium (CBC).

Further information about CBC can be found here: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/cbc.htm

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Mr P White
Head of Procurement, LGSS, John Dryden House, 8-10 The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7YD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1604363821
E-mail: pwhite@northamptonshire.gov.ukInternet address:https://www.royalcourtofjustice.co.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20794776000Internet address:https://www.royalcourtofjustice.co.uk

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in Part I.1) If an appeal regarding the award of Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly where a Contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine. The Court may instead provide for alternative penalties either contract shortening fines or both.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

22/07/2016

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