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Contract notice

Information

Published

Expire date: 07/09/2022

External Reference: 2022-530525

FTS Reference: 2022-021790

Contract notice

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 code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
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 submitted
electronically via:  https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51134&B=SUPC
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
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  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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: 100000000.00  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

II.2.1)

Title

NERARS
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79600000  -  Recruitment services
79340000  -  Advertising and marketing services
79341000  -  Advertising services
79341100  -  Advertising consultancy services
79341200  -  Advertising management services
79341400  -  Advertising campaign services
79341500  -  Aeral advertising services
79342000  -  Marketing services
79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000  -  Market research services
79320000  -  Public-opinion polling services
79342100  -  Direct marketing services
79342200  -  Promotional services
79342300  -  Customer services
79342310  -  Customer survey services
79342311  -  Customer satisfaction survey
79342320  -  Customer-care services
79342400  -  Auction services
79342410  -  Electronic auction services
79800000  -  Printing and related services
79810000  -  Printing services
79811000  -  Digital printing services
79820000  -  Services related to printing
79821000  -  Print finishing services
79821100  -  Proofreading services
79822000  -  Composition services
79822500  -  Graphic design services
79823000  -  Printing and delivery services
79824000  -  Printing and distribution services
79900000  -  Miscellaneous business and business-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
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: 50000000.00  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
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Educational Media Buying and Associated Services
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79340000  -  Advertising and marketing services
79341000  -  Advertising services
79341100  -  Advertising consultancy services
79341200  -  Advertising management services
79341400  -  Advertising campaign services
79341500  -  Aeral advertising services
79342000  -  Marketing services
79342100  -  Direct marketing services
79342200  -  Promotional services
79342300  -  Customer services
79342310  -  Customer survey services
79342311  -  Customer satisfaction survey
79342320  -  Customer-care services
79342321  -  Customer-loyalty programme
79342400  -  Auction services
79342410  -  Electronic auction services
79600000  -  Recruitment services
79800000  -  Printing and related services
79810000  -  Printing services
79811000  -  Digital printing services
79820000  -  Services related to printing
79821000  -  Print finishing services
79821100  -  Proofreading services
79822000  -  Composition services
79822500  -  Graphic design services
79823000  -  Printing and delivery services
79824000  -  Printing and distribution services
79900000  -  Miscellaneous business and business-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
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: 50000000.00  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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  14
IV.1.8)

Information about the 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 FTS: 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

English
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: 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