Management Consultancy Services – Newton STEM Education Programme
We are seeking expertise from suppliers delivering capacity building services within the STEM education sector.
United Kingdom-London: General management consultancy services
2015/S 099-180462
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
For the attention of: Janice Lim
SW1A 2BN London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: brian.dmello@britishcouncil.org
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.britishcouncil.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
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 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK plus China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Egypt, Kazakhstan. Please note that this list of country might change within the duration of the contract. It is also important to note that not all of the above countries will take part in all of the British Council Newton Programme activity strands. The offer will vary depending on the identified needs and requirements in each of the partner countries.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 2
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
We are seeking expertise from suppliers delivering capacity building services within the STEM education sector. This Invitation to Tender aims at building a bank of expertise to supply consultancy and professional services when demands arise from partner countries. This pool of experts will form the basis of successful delivery of the STEM Education Programme and assist in achieving the broader benefits of the Newton Fund.
In this Invitation to Tender, the British Council are seeking expertise in the following 3 areas of work:
Lot 1 — STEM Curriculum Development and Consultancy,
Lot 2 — Innovation in STEM Education,
Lot 3 — Resource Development.
Deadline for responses: 29.6.2015, 14:00 UK time.
All tender documents are accessible online at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
You will need to register on this website in order to view the tender and download the relevant documentation. You will be able to send and receive correspondence through this site, and submit your response to the tender online.
For more information on the STEM Education strand please visit the website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/newton/stem-education-programme
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79411000, 80000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Information about lots
Lot No: 1Lot title: STEM Curriculum Development and Consultancy
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79411000, 80000000
Lot No: 2Lot title: Innovation in STEM Education
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79411000, 80000000
Lot No: 3Lot title: Resource development
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79411000, 80000000
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Means of proof required. These conditions are outlined in the questionnaires. All completed questionnaires should be submitted to the relevant section on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Means of proof required. These conditions are outlined in the questionnaires. All completed questionnaires should be submitted to the relevant section on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Means of proof required. These conditions are outlined in the questionnaires. All completed questionnaires should be submitted to the relevant section on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: