--- title: "P0165 - Provision of an Associates Framework Agreement - Tranche 4" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2016-11-18" --- # P0165 - Provision of an Associates Framework Agreement - Tranche 4 Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-584ff343-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49bab183-03aa-4dcf-bb04-f648cc44143c | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 22 May 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2015 - 31 Mar 2016 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### 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 ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49bab183-03aa-4dcf-bb04-f648cc44143c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49bab183-03aa-4dcf-bb04-f648cc44143c 28th April 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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