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PURCH2051 Provision Of A Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Tax Services Within The UK

PURCH2051 Provision Of A Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Tax Services Within The UK has been closed on 09 Mar 2022. It no longer accepts any bids. For further information, you can contact the University of Glasgow

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Location: United Kingdom

General information

Donor:

University of Glasgow

Industry:

Finance & Insurance

Status:

Closed

Timeline

Published:

07 Feb 2022

Deadline:

09 Mar 2022

Value:

Not available

Contacts

Name:

Stephen Otiende

Phone:

+44 1413304012

+44 01414298888

Email: [email protected]

Description

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB439972

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU - Public Sector Directive

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

University of Glasgow

Procurement Office, Tay House

Glasgow

G12 8QQ

Contact person: Stephen Otiende

Telephone: +44 1413304012

E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: +44 0000000000

NUTS: UKM82

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.gla.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00108

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

PURCH2051 Provision Of A Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Tax Services Within The UK

Reference number: PURCH2051

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79221000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

PURCH2051 Provision Of A Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Tax Services Within The UK

Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland.

Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the ‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/default.aspx

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM82

Main site or place of performance:

Glasgow

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

PURCH2051 Provision Of A Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Tax Services Within The UK

The provision of tax advice extends across all of the University’s and subsidiaries’ activities within the UK. The successful service provider must have considerable Higher Education experience to provide the University with tax advice and transactional services and must be able to cover the whole range of UK and international taxation, both direct and indirect.

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender Goods or Services document for further information.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Delivery / Weighting: 25%

Quality criterion: Risk Management / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion: Organisational Capability / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion: Technical Updates / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Key Performance Indicators / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion: Interview / Weighting: 10%

Price / Weighting: 20%

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

4 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year

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.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

- Product liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than one million pounds sterling (1,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims.

-Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims;

-Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP);

-Professional indemnity insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than one million pounds sterling (1,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims

- Financial Turnover 2 years

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.

Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Framework is over 5 years to allow for continuous services from supplier to be provided. The extension is subject to agreement between both parties.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 09/03/2022

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 09/03/2022

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

Once the deadline has passed submissions can neither be created nor submitted. It is not advisable for Suppliers to wait until the last moment before creating and dispatching a response in case of any last minute problems. Please note large files should be uploaded as early as possible to ensure transfer before deadline. If a Supplier is having problems uploading to the PCS site, then the University must be informed well in advance and depending upon the merit of the case, the University may arrange for the tender to remain open on the PCS system for a short period after the deadline time stated. System problems do not fall under the University’s remit and should be referred to PCS.

Postbox Security: Postbox submissions cannot be accessed by anyone, including Millstream, (the provider of the Public Contracts Scotland system) until the deadline.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), which came into force on 1 January 2005, designates University of Glasgow as a Scottish public authority and therefore subject to the provisions and obligations in that Act. This means that any person who makes a valid request for information held by University of Glasgow will be entitled to receive it, unless all or part of that information can be withheld by virtue of the exemptions in that Act.

under the Act, University of Glasgow may be required to disclose any information held relating to your response to anyone who makes a request under that Act. Such information may only be withheld if it meets one or more of the exemptions or conditions in that Act. Even if an exemption is available University of Glasgow may nevertheless disclose requested information. Information held cannot simply be classified as “confidential" or "commercial in confidence" to enable it to be protected from disclosure.

University of Glasgow may publish the names and contact details of companies who have been issued with a Questionnaire on its website.

Information may also be requested under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=682396.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The University has a strong commitment to Community Benefits and seeks to engage with Bidders who have likeminded policies.

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