Tender

Street Ambassador Services for the Cheapside Business Alliance (CBA) and the Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Tender

14 Dec 2020 at 11:23

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation has initiated a tender for the "Street Ambassador Services for the Cheapside Business Alliance and the Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts." This procurement falls under the category of "Provision of services to the community" and is classified as an open procedure. The contract, valued at up to £695,453, is set to last for four years, commencing on 1 April 2021 and concluding on 31 March 2025. Interested bidders must submit their tenders no later than 12:00 on 20 January 2021, with the service delivery location in London, specifically postal code EC2P 2EJ.

This opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) capable of providing community-focused services. Companies that excel in customer service and community engagement will find themselves well-suited to compete for this contract, which involves delivering a single service without the benefits of division into lots. The use of the Capital eSourcing electronic system for submissions ensures a streamlined process for interested suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Street Ambassador Services for the Cheapside Business Alliance (CBA) and the Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of a Street Ambassador Service for the Cheapside Business Alliance (CBA) and the Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts The duration of the contract is for a 4-year term from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2025. The services to be procured from the proposed contract are classified under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as "Provision of services to the community" Therefore, the services advertised in the Official Journal of the European (OJEU) contract notice fall among those listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU and the full obligations set out in that directive do not apply. For the avoidance of doubt, the contract is to be procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulations 74 to 78, more commonly known as the Light Touch Regime. The precise procurement process to be used is as described in the procurement documents. The procurement is being run as a one stage process, resembling the open procedure and its main features - which includes the core elements of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Any organisation that considers itself able to meet the requirements of the selection criteria within the Qualification Envelope is invited to submit a tender. The description of the Street Ambassador Service is set out in the procurement documents, particularly the specification - available from: https://www.capitalesourcing.com. Please read document 'ITT' - which contains the instructions for the tender. The duration of the contract is four (4) years and organisations should note that the maximum budget for this service for the duration of the contract term will be up to 695,453 GBP. Additional information: This procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'Capital eSourcing' (url: www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. This is a one stage procurement process; therefore, suppliers will need to register an interest on the system and submit a Tender submission no later than 12:00 on 20.01.2021 in order to participate and registration is free. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their Tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The proposed contract opportunity is a single identifiable service which would offer no commercial or operational benefits if it was divided into Lots. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6410b510-1ac3-466e-a70b-aaa3b8cac1e0
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£695,453 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
oliqur.chowdhury@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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