Tees Valley Grant Support Scheme

Lot 1: Comprising (a) Tees Valley Business Growth Fund.

United Kingdom-Stockton-on-Tees: Business and management consultancy and related services

2020/S 179-433284

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Tees Valley Combined Authority
National registration number: ECAS_n001z3fs
Postal address: Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park
Town: Stockton-on-Tees
NUTS code: UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham
Postal code: TS17 6PL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Janice Brodie
E-mail: janice.brodie@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1642526118

Internet address(es):Main address: https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

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

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

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:

Tees Valley Grant Support Scheme

Reference number: 000156

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Tees Valley Combined Authority seeks to provide grant support to Tees Valley businesses as follows

Lot 1: Comprising

(a) Tees Valley Business Growth Fund. A fund with an estimated value of GBP 14 million, net of the grant management fee, which will be deployed in the form of grant. This fund includes European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) funding;

(b) Tees Valley Growth Fund. A fund with an estimated value of GBP 2 million, net of grant management fee, which will be deployed in the form of grant. This fund includes Tees valley Combined Authority Investment Funds and does not include ERDF funding.

Lot 2: Tees Valley Business Fund. A fund with an estimated value of GBP 20 million which will include the grant management fee and which will be deployed in the form of grant. This is not ERDF funded;

Lot 3: Tees Valley SME Energy Efficiency Scheme. A fund with an estimated value of GBP 500 000 which will exclude the grant management fee and which will be deployed in the form of grant. This fund includes ERDF funding.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3 500 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Tees Valley Business Growth Fund

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

A one stage open process will be used.

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: 2 000 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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: yes

Identification of the project:

European Regional Development Fund.

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Tees Valley Business Fund

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

An ‘Open’ process will be used to carry out the procurement.

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: 2 000 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The contract will be up to 5 years in duration, however this will be subject to a performance review in year 3.

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

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Tees Valley SME Energy Efficiency Scheme

Lot No: 3

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

An open procurement process will be used.

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: 300 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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: yes

Identification of the project:

This fund includes European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) funding.

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

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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:

Conditions related to Social, Economic or employment related issues will be included in the contract.

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

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: no

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: 15/09/2020

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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 12/10/2020

Local time: 12:30

Place:

Via e-tendering portal.

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:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Royal Courts of Justice
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

10/09/2020