Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
111357
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BU
UK
Contact person: Sarah Gibson
Telephone: +44 01183784304
E-mail: supc@reading.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.supc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51134&B=SUPC
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51134&B=SUPC
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National) and Educational Media Buying and Associated Services (NERARS)
Reference number: 2022/S-000-017314
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
National Education Recruitment Advertising & Resource Services (Lot 1) plus Educational Media Buying and Associated Services (Lot 2)
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
NERARS
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
79340000
79341000
79341100
79341200
79341400
79341500
79342000
79000000
79300000
79310000
79320000
79342100
79342200
79342300
79342310
79342311
79342320
79342400
79342410
79800000
79810000
79811000
79820000
79821000
79821100
79822000
79822500
79823000
79824000
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
National Education Recruitment Advertising & Resource Services (Lot 1)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Subject to meeting the published SQ criteria
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Educational Media Buying and Associated Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79300000
79340000
79341000
79341100
79341200
79341400
79341500
79342000
79342100
79342200
79342300
79342310
79342311
79342320
79342321
79342400
79342410
79600000
79800000
79810000
79811000
79820000
79821000
79821100
79822000
79822500
79823000
79824000
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Educational Media Buying and Associated Services (Lot 2)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 12
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Subject to meeting the published SQ criteria
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As detailed in ITT.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 14
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-017314
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/09/2022
Local time: 23:59
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
30/09/2022
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/01/2024
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
SUPC is acting as lead organisation on behalf of its members and members of the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium for Wales (HEPCW), the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) and Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd.).
SUPC is also acting for Higher and Further Education institutions across the UK, including all current and future members of the HE and FE purchasing consortia and their partners, regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015.
The entire tender process will be conducted electronically and suppliers will need to register their interest online at: https://uk.eu-spply.com/login.asp?B=SUPC
All documents will be issued and will need to be returned online.
The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is an operating unit of Southern Universities Management Services, a Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 2732244.Registered Charity No. 1042175.
An electronic auction will not be used for the award of the framework agreement. Institutions may choose to use an electronic auction if undertaking a further competition under the Framework Agreement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate,
Reading
RG6 8BU
UK
Telephone: +44 1183784304
E-mail: supc@reading.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.supc.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
SQ evaluation completion: 30/09/2022
ITT evaluation completion: 08/12/2022
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, P O Box 217, Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 6BU
UK
Telephone: +44 11893874304
E-mail: supc@reading.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/08/2022