Tender

P0165 - Provision of an Associates Framework Agreement - Tranche 4

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council is currently facilitating the tender process for the provision of an Associates Framework Agreement - Tranche 4, targeting industries such as financial consultancy and human resources. The procurement is at the active tender stage, with submissions due by 22 May 2015. This framework allows for the engagement of self-employed specialists and commenced on 1 June 2015, lasting until its conclusion on 31 March 2016. Relevant delivery addresses for this opportunity are located in Birmingham, West Midlands, with a postal code of B4 7WB.

This tender presents numerous growth opportunities for self-employed individuals and sole traders with expertise in niche professional services like strategy, finance, and procurement consultancy. Businesses that specialise in providing tailored advice for specific, time-limited projects would be well-suited to compete, especially those equipped to operate without full-time Council commitments and keen to join the framework as verified associates.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

P0165 - Provision of an Associates Framework Agreement - Tranche 4

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council has a requirement to utilise the services of individual specialist contractors who will provide the Council with an additional mechanism to engage niche professional resources. The panels that will be engaged are: * Strategy * Finance * Human Resources * Procurement * Legal * Property * ICT * Acivico (PPD) * Transportation * Safeguarding & Development, Customer Relations services For the purpose of this procurement activity the wider definition of an Associate is an off-payroll individual who is self-employed, a sole trader or who has set up a limited company (but does not employ anyone other than themselves). An Associate must be a qualified and experienced professional, providing advice and guidance for specific time limited projects. The work undertaken will include the identification of options with recommendations as well as supporting the implementation of a solution or end product. Associates cannot offer the services of another individual or 3rd parties, as this framework is solely for an off-payroll individual (defined as above). This framework excludes the following organisations, as they are already catered for in existing ongoing contracts: * SME's * Micro-businesses * Partnerships (of any description) * Multi-national organisations Associates are not Council employees and therefore there is no obligation on the Council to provide regular or guaranteed work and no mutuality of obligation. The engagement process will include verification of self-employed / limited company status and the relevant HMRC checks and indemnities from the individual will be secured. This framework agreement commenced on 30th June 2014 for a 2 year period. The Contract end day will be 31st March 2016 (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract). Note that there is no provision to extend this framework. To ensure suitably experienced and qualified individuals are available, the Find-It-In-Birmingham advert will remain open throughout the life of the framework. Individuals will be able to join the framework once their application has been processed and accepted. This Qualifying Criteria Stage Questionnaire (QCS) is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'in-tend' and interested parties must ensure that they are registered to use the 'in-tend' system to enable access to the QCS documents. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all questionnaires must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are una... Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49bab183-03aa-4dcf-bb04-f648cc44143c
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

72246000 - Systems consultancy services

72266000 - Software consultancy services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73220000 - Development consultancy services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 May 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2015 - 31 Mar 2016 6-12 months
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
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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