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Financial Conduct Authority: CON-18-130 Relocation Services

  Financial Conduct Authority is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise

Notice Summary
Title: CON-18-130 Relocation Services
Notice type: Contract Notice
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Open
Short Description: The FCA is seeking to identify a registered relocation supplier, for a period of three years, to provide high quality and competitively priced end to end relocation services. This supplier will support relocation of employees on secondment to UK and international locations and new senior hires to the FCA. Suppliers are required to clearly articulate their capability and experience in each of supporting international assignees and their families in the following areas: •Packing, moving and delivering belongings •Storage in UK and all international locations •Home search in all international locations, including short term accommodation and furniture rental •Lease renewals and negotiation •Settling in assistance in all international locations •School search •Close down of rental contract •Recovering deposit •Closing down of all utilities and subscriptions including liability insurance and deregistration of local authority
Published: 11/07/2019 12:17

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UK-London: Employee relocation services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Financial Conduct Authority
             12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
             Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
             Main Address: https://www.fca.org.uk/
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Employee-relocation-services./J34S49ETSS
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/J34S49ETSS to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: CON-18-130 Relocation Services       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79613000 - Employee relocation services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The FCA is seeking to identify a registered relocation supplier, for a period of three years, to provide high quality and competitively priced end to end relocation services. This supplier will support relocation of employees on secondment to UK and international locations and new senior hires to the FCA.

Suppliers are required to clearly articulate their capability and experience in each of supporting international assignees and their families in the following areas:
•Packing, moving and delivering belongings
•Storage in UK and all international locations
•Home search in all international locations, including short term accommodation and furniture rental
•Lease renewals and negotiation
•Settling in assistance in all international locations
•School search
•Close down of rental contract
•Recovering deposit
•Closing down of all utilities and subscriptions including liability insurance and deregistration of local authority       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 450,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The FCA is seeking to identify a registered relocation supplier, for a period of three years, to provide high quality and competitively priced end to end relocation services. This supplier will support relocation of employees on secondment to UK and international locations and new senior hires to the FCA.

Suppliers will be required to deliver the following services:
•Packing, moving and delivering belongings
•Storage in UK and all international locations
•Home search in all international locations, including short term accommodation and furniture rental
•Lease renewals and negotiation
•Settling in assistance in all international locations
•School search
•Close down of rental contract
•Recovering deposit
•Closing down of all utilities and subscriptions including liability insurance and deregistration of local authority
      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: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: An option to extend for a further two years.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J34S49ETSS       


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:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 12/08/2019 Time: 12:00
            
      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:
         Duration in month(s): 4
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 12/08/2019
         Time: 12:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Employee-relocation-services./J34S49ETSS

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J34S49ETSS
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Financial Conduct Authority
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/07/2019

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Authority
       Payment Services Regulator
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.psr.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Authority
       FCA Pension Trustees
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.fca.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      3: Contracting Authority
       Bank of England
       Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.bankofengland.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      4: Contracting Authority
       Financial Ombudsman Service
       Harbour Exchange Square, London, E14 9SR, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      5: Contracting Authority
       Financial Services Compensation Scheme
       15 St Botolph Street, London, EC3A 7QU, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.fscs.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      6: Contracting Authority
       The Pension Regulator
       Tragalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DW, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.thepensionregulator.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      7: Contracting Authority
       Prudential Regulation Authority
       20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.bankofengland.co.uk/pra
       NUTS Code: UK

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UK-London: Employee relocation services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Financial Conduct Authority
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2070664634, Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.fca.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: CON-18-130 Relocation Services            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79613000 - Employee relocation services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The FCA is seeking to identify a registered relocation supplier, for a period of three years, to provide high quality and competitively priced end to end relocation services. This supplier will support relocation of employees on secondment to UK and international locations and new senior hires to the FCA.

Suppliers are required to clearly articulate their capability and experience in each of supporting international assignees and their families in the following areas:
•Packing, moving and delivering belongings
•Storage in UK and all international locations
•Home search in all international locations, including short term accommodation and furniture rental
•Lease renewals and negotiation
•Settling in assistance in all international locations
•School search
•Close down of rental contract
•Recovering deposit
•Closing down of all utilities and subscriptions including liability insurance and deregistration of local authority

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 480,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The FCA is seeking to identify a registered relocation supplier, for a period of three years, to provide high quality and competitively priced end to end relocation services. This supplier will support relocation of employees on secondment to UK and international locations and new senior hires to the FCA.

Suppliers will be required to deliver the following services:
•Packing, moving and delivering belongings
•Storage in UK and all international locations
•Home search in all international locations, including short term accommodation and furniture rental
•Lease renewals and negotiation
•Settling in assistance in all international locations
•School search
•Close down of rental contract
•Recovering deposit
•Closing down of all utilities and subscriptions including liability insurance and deregistration of local authority

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical Ability / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 30
            

      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.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J34S49ETSS


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: CON 18-130    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 19/12/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 7
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Gerson Relocation Ltd.
             The Heights East, Potters Bar, EN6 3JN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 480,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 480,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=459450865

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Financial Conduct Authority
          12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
          London, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Financial Conduct Authority
          12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/12/2019

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Payment Services Regulator
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.psr.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       FCA Pension Trustees
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.fca.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Bank of England
       Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.bankofengland.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Financial Ombudsman Service
       Harbour Exchange Square, London, E14 9SR, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   5: Contracting Authority
       Financial Services Compensation Scheme
       15 St Botolph Street, London, EC3A 7QU, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.fscs.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   6: Contracting Authority
       The Pension Regulator
       Tragalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DW, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.thepensionregulator.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   7: Contracting Authority
       Prudential Regulation Authority
       20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: www.bankofengland.co.uk/pra
       NUTS Code: UK