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1. Awarding authority: English Partnerships (incorporating the Urban
Regeneration Agency and Commission for New Towns), 110 Buckingham Palace
Road, UK-London SW1W 9SA. Att: Steve Carr. Tel.: (020) 78 81 16 31.
E-mail: stevecarr@englishpartnerships.co.uk. URL:
www.englishpartnerships.co.uk. Fax: (020) 78 81 16 66. 2. Category of
service and description, CPC reference number, quantity, options: CPV:
73210000, 74131200, 74131500, 74141100, 74141900.
Service category 11.
Name
given to the contract by the contracting authority: English Partnerships'
Economic Consultants' Panel.
To provide English Partnerships with a
range of economic consultancy services.
Lot 1) economic appraisal:
appraisal-ex-ante assessment of project, strategy or programme
objective(s), reviewing options and weighing up all the costs and
benefits, risks and uncertainties before a public sector investment or
expenditure decision is made. The appraisal methodology used should
conform with that set out in guidance from HM Treasury's 'Green Book',
land and property appraisal guidance supplied by our departmental sponsor
body (The Department of Transport Local Government and the Regions) and,
where EU funds are involved, EC cost-benefit guidance manuals. These
appraisals will require skills in public sector appraisal techniques, cost
benefit analysis, business and joint venture appraisal, risk assessment,
financial case modelling and discounted cash flow techniques.
Quantity:
this lot is compulsory; the supplier must be able to demonstrate that they
are capable of performing this task.
Lot 2) evaluation - is the ex post
analysis of a project, programme or policy to assess how successful or
otherwise it had been in achieving its objective(s). It will also address
what lessons can be learnt for future projects, programmes or policies.
This area of consultation will require skills and experience in output and
outcome assessment, social, environmental and economic impact analysis,
market research and financial assessment of public and private
returns.
Lot 3) economic research - to carry out economic and social
research on property, land market and economic sectors in order to support
English Partnerships' corporate plan and projects. Experience of working
on local and regional economic research, land and property market
assessments, business survey techniques, business forecasting and as part
of this, economic and environmental benchmarking and sector studies may be
required, property market research, which will vary depending on the end
purpose.
3. Delivery to: Address as in 1.
4.(a) Reserved for a
particular profession: Yes.
4.(b) Law, regulation or administrative
provision: The provision should include economists and property
professionals.
4.(c) Obligation to mention the names and qualification
of personnel: Yes.
5. Division into lots: Yes. Tenders may be submitted
for one lot.
6. Number of service providers which will be invited to
tender: 15.
7. Variants: Not accepted.
8. Time limits for completion
or duration of the contract, for starting or providing the service: 24
months from contract signing, with an option to extend for up to 24
further months.
9. Legal form in case of group bidders: If two or more
companies enter one bid together, their legal form must have joint and
several liability.
10.(a) Justification for accelerated procedure: Not
applicable.
10.(b) Deadline for receipt of requests to participate:
18.12.2001.
10.(c) Address: As in 1.
10.(d) Language(s):
English.
11. Final date for the dispatch of invitations to tender:
4.1.2002 (estimated).
12. Deposits and guarantees: Not
applicable.
13. Qualifications: Copies of annual accounts reports for
the last 3 years.
Full company profile, details of the structure and
extent of operations etc.
Experience of providing development
management services as detailed.
CVs of key consultants.
Details of
professional indemnity insurance of the consultancy.
Name and address
of 3 customers from whom references may be taken.
Examples of reports
or studies completed recently, either economic appraisals carried out for
another client or published material.
Economic and financial capacity,
means of proof required:
applicants will be assessed on the basis of
experience, ability, economic and financial standing and technical
capacity.
Technical capacity, means of proof required:
experience of
appraisal of public sector land and property development projects and
urban policy is essential, and must be detailed in the references
given.
14. Award criteria: The most advantageous tender having regard
to:
1. value for money of fees in relation to experience of consultant
teams;
2. experience in consulting in the urban policy field;
3.
evidence of ability to provide consultant teams with a mix of disciplines,
e.g. economists, surveyors, modellers, researchers and planners.
In
order of priority.
15. Other information: Address from which furhter
information can be obtained: Simon Dancer or Steve Carr, English
Partnerships (incorporating Urban Regeneration Agency and Commission for
New Towns), 110 Buckingham Palace Road, UK-London SW1W 9SA. Tel.: (020) 78
81 16 43 or 16 31. Fax: (020) 78 81 16 66. E-mail:
simondancer@englishpartnerships.co.uk or
stevecarr@englishpartnerships.co.uk. URL:
www.englishpartnerships.co.uk.
Address from which documentation related
to the present notice may be obtained: Laura Tytler, English Partnerships
(incorporating Urban Regeneration Agency and Commission for New Towns),
110 Buckingham Palace Road, UK-London SW1W 9SA. Tel.: (020) 78 81 17 75.
Fax: (020) 78 81 16 66. E-mail: lauratytler@englishpartnerships.co.uk.
URL: www.englishpartnerships.co.uk.
Type of contracting authority:
Central Government.
Reference number attributed to the file by the
contracting authority: EP-ECP-002.
Contract type: framework
contract.
Financing and payment: tenders, and all supporting documents,
must be priced in sterling and all payments under the contract will be
made in sterling.
Type of procedure: restricted.
No candidates have
already been selected.
Deadline for receipt of tenders:
15.2.2002.
The contract does not relate to a project/programme financed
by EU funds.
The duration of the contract will be 24 months, with an
option to extend for up to 24 further months. All discussions and meetings
will be conducted in English.
The contract will be subject to English
law.
Tenders, and all supporting documents, must be priced in sterling
and all payments under the contract will be made in sterling.
Other
previous publications: 2000/S 39-024666 of 25.2.2000.
16.
17. Notice
postmarked: 5.11.2001.
18. Notice received on: 5.11.2001.
19.
Covered by the "GPA" agreement: No.
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