--- title: "Street Ambassador Services for the Cheapside Business Alliance (CBA) and the Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2020-12-14" --- # Street Ambassador Services for the Cheapside Business Alliance (CBA) and the Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-00ac8ae7-0fdf-4482-bbd1-9e4ef2d9ce34.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6410b510-1ac3-466e-a70b-aaa3b8cac1e0 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Dec 2020 | | Submission deadline | 20 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £695,453 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community ## Release History - 14 Dec 2020 at 11:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6410b510-1ac3-466e-a70b-aaa3b8cac1e0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6410b510-1ac3-466e-a70b-aaa3b8cac1e0 14th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.capitalesourcing.com Tender documents located at: ## Notice URLs - https://www.capitalesourcing.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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