Valuation of Antiques and Works of Art for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s overseas estate
The FCO requires valuation of its furniture, carpets, architectural fittings such as chandeliers, silverware, glassware and china, tapestries, sculptures, decorative arts and paintings held at its overseas estate.
UK-London: works of art
2012/S 220-362588
Prior information notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
For the attention of: Becky Laurence
SW1A 2PA London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: becky.laurence@fco.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2070081405
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/working-for-us/contracts-procurement/contracts1/
Address of the buyer profile: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
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: no
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Valuation of Antiques and Works of Art for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s overseas estate.
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 27: Other services
UK initially, then 15 posts worldwide, (mainly, but not exclusively Europe).
NUTS code UK
UK initially, then 15 posts worldwide, (mainly, but not exclusively Europe).
NUTS code UK
II.3)Information on framework agreement
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is seeking the services of skilled and experienced valuers of antiques and works of art. The FCO requires valuation of its furniture, carpets, architectural fittings such as chandeliers, silverware, glassware and china, tapestries, sculptures, decorative arts and paintings held at its overseas estate. It is envisaged that the valuation exercise will be undertaken in two stages. The first stage will involve desk-top valuation of the global estate. The desk-top valuation shall identify the top 15 estates by value of artwork/antique assets. The second stage will involve a rolling visit programme to provide an inventory of such assets at top missions.
The FCO intends to hold a supplier day in London on 6.12.2012. All interested suppliers are welcome to attend this event to find out more about our requirement. To register your interest and download a supplier prospectus, please register on our procurement portal www.fco.bravosolution.co.uk. The deadline to register your interest is 17:00 hours (GMT) on Friday, 30.11.2012. Instructions on how to access our procurement portal and how to express interest in this opportunity are as follows:
1. Register your company on the procurement portal (this is only required once):
— Browse to the procurement portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,
— Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete,
— You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the opportunity:
— Login to the portal with the username/password,
— Click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. You require Project_187/PQQ_131 titled ‘Valuation of Antiques & Works of Art for the FCO’,
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page – This will move the PQQ /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
3. Responding to the PQQ:
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ,
— There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available),
— You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk (contact details can be found on the Home Page),
— We will communicate to all interest suppliers via the ‘Messages’ function on this portal.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 80 000 and 120 000 GBP
Lots
The FCO intends to hold a supplier day in London on 6.12.2012. All interested suppliers are welcome to attend this event to find out more about our requirement. To register your interest and download a supplier prospectus, please register on our procurement portal www.fco.bravosolution.co.uk. The deadline to register your interest is 17:00 hours (GMT) on Friday, 30.11.2012. Instructions on how to access our procurement portal and how to express interest in this opportunity are as follows:
1. Register your company on the procurement portal (this is only required once):
— Browse to the procurement portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,
— Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete,
— You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an interest in the opportunity:
— Login to the portal with the username/password,
— Click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. You require Project_187/PQQ_131 titled ‘Valuation of Antiques & Works of Art for the FCO’,
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page – This will move the PQQ /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
3. Responding to the PQQ:
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ,
— There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available),
— You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk (contact details can be found on the Home Page),
— We will communicate to all interest suppliers via the ‘Messages’ function on this portal.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 80 000 and 120 000 GBP
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
92311000, 39516000
II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.8)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
To be agreed/confirmed in the invitation to tender.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:9.11.2012