Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 075-145422/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Postal address: Broadcasting House, Portland Place
Town: London
Postal code: W1A 1AA
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 0123456789
Email: justin.mcloughlin@bbc.co.uk
Nuts code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address:
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: broadcasting
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Hostile Environment and Public Order Training.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80600000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: Please note:
Although this Notice is set up as a Restricted Procedure, it is in fact being advertised as a procurement under Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services, and is therefore not subject to the full regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The BBC is re-procuring contracts for the provision of training to it’s High Risk team and associated journalists covering the following areas:
Hostile Environment Training (UK and International).
Public Order Awareness Training (UK).
Full details of the provision of services are contained within the Tender documentation published on the BBC’s tendering portal at
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The 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: Lot 1 — Hostile Environment Inc. Refresher Courses (UK and International) and Public Order Training (International)
Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Hostile Environment Training and Refresher Courses (UK).
Hostile Environment Training (International).
Public Order Training (International).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:2.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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.2.1) Title: Public Order Training (UK)
Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Public Order Training (UK) only.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:2.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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:List and brief description of conditions:
Where there is more than 1 economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 — Register your company on the Bravo Solution e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 — Go to 1.2 — Click the link on the login page to Register. 1.3 — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘Continue’. 1.4— Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 — Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete. 1.6 — You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 — Express an Interest in the tender: 2.1 — Login to the portal with the user-name/password. 2.2 — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. 2.4 — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). 2.5 — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ ,you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). 3.2 — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). 3.4 — You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the Bravo e-Tendering help desk.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Restricted procedure
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2017-05-15 Local time: 14:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 2017-05-22
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: British Broadcasting Corporation
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-04-13
