Procurement for the Provision of Services for the Trusted Relationship Programme OJEU Reference 2018/S 055-121726

The Authority is managing this Procurement in accordance with its general obligations under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"), and specifically in accordance with the Open Procedure (Regulation 27) of the Regulations.

This Procurement is to establish one Contract each with two suitably qualified Suppliers for the provision of services for the Trusted Relationships programme. The requirement is for:

Lot 1: Provision of an Implementation Service.

Lot 2 - Provision of an Evaluation Service.

The Lot 1 and Lot 2 requirements relate to the Trusted Relationships Fund which will provide grants to up to 10 local authority-led projects over four years across England only. Lot 1 Potential Supplier will provide project planning and delivery support to the grant projects. Lot 2 Potential Supplier will design and conduct a process and impact evaluation across the funded projects. Both potential suppliers will be required to work in partnership for the duration of the services.

The Procurement will be conducted via the Emptoris eSourcing suite.

In order to participate in this procurement, Potential Suppliers must first be registered on the eSourcing suite. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris/sso_login.jsp#/login/loginPage by following the link 'Supplier e-Sourcing Registration'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers

It should be noted that it may take up to ten (10) working days for Dun and Bradstreet to respond with a DUNS number. Once you have registered on the eSourcing portal a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing trustedrelationshipscontractproc@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Your email should be entitled Provision of Service for the Trusted Relationships Programme and must clearly state: the lot number, name and reference for the requirement you wish to tender for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The email will be processed and then the buyer will enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Freephone +44 3450103503, email: supplier@ccs.gsi.gov.uk In order to ensure a considered response to any request for clarification, the last date upon which a supplier can submit requests for clarifications is 10.4.2018 12:00HRS.

OJEU reference - 2018/S 055-121726

Additional information: This Tender relates to the OJEU Contract Notice published at: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:121726-2018:PDF:EN:HTML

The full ITT documents for both the Lot 1 and Lot 2 Service are available to download at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris/sso_login.jsp#/login/loginPage