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Published 27 Jun 2022, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FCDO Legal & Tax Advice for International Remote Working

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£828,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Dec 2022
Awarded to Ernst and Young LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provide Country Profiles International Remote Working. Currently we are developing a new FCDO International

Remote Working Policy which will serve the strategic needs of the organisation. As an international employer,

we want to support dual careers where we can by facilitating IRW for our staff who wish to accompany a

spouse or partner going on an overseas posting for the UK Government.

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Commercial: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2022, 11:17 BST
Last source update
20 Dec 2022, 09:31 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035950
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034ada Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-tendering system for the procurement. The Contracting Authority will be running a virtual market engagement event in the form of a webinar hosted on MS Teams on Wednesday 20th July 10:00 – 11:00. This will allow us to provide more information on the requirement and procurement plan, as well as answer any questions you may have about the requirement.   The event will consist of a short presentation about the requirement followed by a Q&A. If you would like to attend, please reply to this message on the Jaggaer system with the names and email addresses of those wishing to attend, as well as your preferred time. A Teams link to the session will then be sent out prior to the event.   Please register your interest in attending by 17.00 on Friday 15th July at the latest. Estimated date of publication of contract notice: 27/07/2022.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Jul 2022 → 20 Dec 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    27 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    20 Dec 2022, 09:31 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Dec 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2022, 09:31 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    20 Dec 2022, 09:31 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextEmail · 1.1—I have unfortunately made a mistake with the email address of the contact please remove [email protected] and put in [email protected]
—TextOther information · V11.2—I have unfortunately made a mistake with the email address of the contact please remove [email protected] and put in [email protected]. To note the text has changed to "If you would like to attend, please reply to this message on the Jaggaer system by accessing PQQ 1252 with the names and email addresses of those wishing to attend".

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-tendering system for the procurement. The Contracting Authority will be running a virtual market engagement event in the form of a webinar hosted on MS Teams on Wednesday 20th July 10:00 - 11:00. This will allow us to provide more information on the requirement and procurement plan, as well as answer any questions you may have about the requirement.   …

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-tendering system for the procurement. The Contracting Authority will be running a virtual market engagement event in the form of a webinar hosted on MS Teams on Wednesday 20th July 10:00 - 11:00. This will allow us to provide more information on the requirement and procurement plan, as well as answer any questions you may have about the requirement.   …

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-06: 1 release · 27 Jun 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £828,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ernst and Young LLP£828,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • FCDO Legal & Tax Advice for International Remote Working · Ernst and Young LLP

    Signed
    19 Dec 2022
    Value
    £828,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ernst & Young LLPAwarded supplier 1 More London Place London SE1 2AF, London, UK, SE1 2AF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.