Tender

City Advice Service

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Tender

18 May 2021 at 09:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is currently inviting tenders for the "City Advice Service," which offers free advice covering various topics such as welfare benefits, housing, debt, and employment issues to City residents and workers. This procurement process is being executed under the open procedure, following a one-stage format, and is classified as a service procurement within the community services sector. The contract is set to commence on 1st November 2021 and will span a maximum of four years, with a total budget of £800,000. Interested suppliers must submit their tenders no later than 12:00 on 15th June 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in community advisory services, particularly those that are small or voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies capable of delivering comprehensive advice and support in the outlined areas are well-suited to compete. Engaging in this contract could enhance their market presence while contributing positively to the community they serve, making it an attractive bid for businesses looking to expand their operational portfolio in public service delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

City Advice Service

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of a City Advice Service. The City Advice Service is a service providing free advice and information to City Residents, tenants on all out of City estates, students and City workers. Advice spans a wide range of subject areas with the top four categories remaining welfare benefits, housing, debt and employment issues The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years. The annual budget sum for the service is PS200,000 and this cannot be exceeded. The contract start date is 1st November 2021. The service(s) advertised in Find a Tender Service 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 tendering procedure to be used is as described in the procurement documents. This 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 City Advice 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. 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 15.06.2021 in order to participate and registration is free. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the Contract, which is four (4) years. 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 services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly. 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-d02cc90f-9910-40c8-87c8-3832127db3e1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/224ce29a-f32c-456d-b922-97a0a4822eee
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 (below 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
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 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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