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Published 1 Sept 2022, 14:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PROC 409-2022 Expert Economics Services

Official notice

Authority: Competition and Markets Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Sept 2022awarded 16 Aug 2022
Awarded to Frontier Economics

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a requirement for expert witness services in the field of economics.

CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority has a requirement for expert witness services in the field of economics…AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000

The Authority has a requirement for expert witness services in the field of economics for a contract duration of 24 months with an option to extend for an addition 12 months.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Contract initial term duration of 24 months with an option to extend for an addition 12 months. · The Authority seek further expert witness services in the field of ecomonicsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Cost: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
1 Sept 2022, 14:37 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2022, 09:54 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
PROC 409-2022
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024764
Classification (CPV)
Research consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0364db Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please View Original Notice available at:www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012072-2022 ↗

Publisher note: Please View Original Notice available at:https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012072-2022?origin=SearchResults&p=1#contracting_authority-heading

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
3 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Sept 2022 → 5 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Sept 2022, 09:54 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Sept 2022, 09:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Frontier Economics£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEconomic affairs The Cabot, London, UK, E14 4QZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Competition And Markets AuthorityReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria