Tender for Transformation Support Consultancy
The Council is seeking to engage external experts to help identify a further programme of transformational change opportunities which result in cost and efficiency savings to the County Council.
UK-Aylesbury: business and management consultancy and related services
2012/S 193-317770
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Buckinghamshire County Council
Commercial Services, County Hall, Walton Street
Contact point(s): https://www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk/
For the attention of: Helen Bold
HP20 1YG Aylesbury
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1296383215
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.buckscc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk/
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Transformation Support Consultancy.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Buckinghamshire.
The Contract will also be available for the following Local Authorities to use:
Herefordshire County Council.
Hertfordshire County Council.
Central Bedfordshire Council.
NUTS code UKJ1
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Buckinghamshire.
The Contract will also be available for the following Local Authorities to use:
Herefordshire County Council.
Hertfordshire County Council.
Central Bedfordshire Council.
NUTS code UKJ1
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Council is seeking to engage external experts to help identify a further programme of transformational change opportunities which result in cost and efficiency savings to the County Council.
The successful organisation will provide expert strategic and management oversight and be available to support and shape other targeted consultancy. It will provide expert advice on transformation to the senior management team and Cabinet. It will provide management and delivery methodologies and measurement mechanisms.
The successful organisation will also help with the high level development of individual projects, the drafting of specifications for targeted support, and tactical delivery. The strategic consultancy is expected to work collaboratively with other advisors in recognition of the fact that the Council is continually evolving and already has ongoing work transformation work streams.
The following Local Authorities may use the Contract:
Herefordshire County Council.
Hertfordshire County Council.
Central Bedfordshire Council.
Further information can be found on the on-line Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
The successful organisation will provide expert strategic and management oversight and be available to support and shape other targeted consultancy. It will provide expert advice on transformation to the senior management team and Cabinet. It will provide management and delivery methodologies and measurement mechanisms.
The successful organisation will also help with the high level development of individual projects, the drafting of specifications for targeted support, and tactical delivery. The strategic consultancy is expected to work collaboratively with other advisors in recognition of the fact that the Council is continually evolving and already has ongoing work transformation work streams.
The following Local Authorities may use the Contract:
Herefordshire County Council.
Hertfordshire County Council.
Central Bedfordshire Council.
Further information can be found on the on-line Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79400000, 79411000, 79411100, 79418000, 79414000, 79412000, 66170000, 72221000, 72224000, 79413000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 1 000 000 GBP
Range: between 500 000 and 1 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
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: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for details.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for details.
Please see Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for details.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators: 5
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
DNWA-8YBBHS
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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
1.11.2012 – 17:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
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)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
The contract is for a period of two years with an option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each.
The Contract may be used by the following Local Authorities:
Hertfordshire County Council.
Herefordshire County Council.
Central Bedfordshire Council.
The Contract may be used by the following Local Authorities:
Hertfordshire County Council.
Herefordshire County Council.
Central Bedfordshire Council.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Buckinghamshire County Council
County Hall Walton Street
HP20 1YG Aylesbury
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:2.10.2012