Official UK procurement notice
UK public contract notice — Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Jul 2021)
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFund for deployment of research and evidence projects
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Scoping, procurement and delivery of research projectsAwardedPublished value£72,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Gross Job Family Fee Rates: 196
- Expense Costs: 54
- Total Budget: 100
Published award criteria (3)
- Gross Job Family Fee Rates: 196
- Expense Costs: 54
- Total Budget: 100
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents including: mandatory and discretionary exclusion, economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability, modern slavery act 2015 requirements, minimum insurance requirements, tenderer's past performance, safeguarding and child protection policy, duty of care, international aid transparency initiative, confirmation of having signed up to the UN Global Compact, acceptance of FCDO terms and conditions and FCDO supply partner code of conduct, as outlined in the tender documentation. A tenderer must meet the criterion in relation to reliability namely that FCDO must be satisfied that:
(i) the contracts on the list to be provided by the tenderer have been satisfactorily performed in accordance with their terms; or
(ii) where that has not occurred, the reason or reasons why that has not occurred in relation to any such contract, will not recur in the performance of the contract to be awarded.
A tenderer that fails to meet this selection criterion will not proceed further in this competition.
The contract will be governed by English Law. Prices must be quoted in GBP. All payments for the contract will be made in GBP Sterling. FCDO reserves the right to annul the process at any point and not award the contract.
Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded — joint and several liabilities. FCDO reserves the right to require joint ventures to form a single legal e…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 350 of 350 points: a 10% discount moves about 35 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Jul 2021, 13:42 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2023, 12:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Aug 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006576- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c581Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 240 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
Timeline
23 Aug 2021 → 7 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened23 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
- Notice published7 Mar 2023, 12:45 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Mar 2023- Status changed to complete7 Mar 2023, 12:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated7 Mar 2023, 12:45 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPThe Evidence Fund | £35,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Evidence Fund · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2023
- Value
- £35,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Foreign and Commonwealth Development OfficeReview body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria