Published date: 18 July 2019

This notice was replaced on 1 October 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 1 October 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

CS19183

Published date

18 July 2019

Closing date

8 August 2019

Contract start date

26 August 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: ITQ

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 8th August 2019 11.00 am. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
BEIS are looking for an expert in their field with a strong network of contacts across their industry to act as an alternate delegate for the International Energy Agency's Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) on Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC).
The key tasks associated with the role of alternate delegate are:
•Represent the UK in Executive Committee (ExCo) Meetings.
•Act as the primary liaison between the UK National Team and the TCP.
The primary aims of this commission are to ensure:
•The UK takes an active role in participation, management and development of the EBC and the EBC's activities are beneficial to the UK.
•The activities of EBC are fully disseminated to relevant UK stakeholders, including government, industry and academic organisations.
•Joined-up activities across related TCPs to avoid duplication and maximise added-value through joint working.
Specific objectives required to fulfil these aims include:
•Participate in ExCo meetings (minimum 1 per year). The location of any future meetings are as yet unknown but the Alternate Delegate should be prepared and eligible to travel worldwide.
•Participate in ad-hoc workshops and meetings as necessary, pursuant to the requirements of the ExCo.
•Provide expert review and comment for relevant documents and proposals outside of ExCo meetings, including review of new proposals.
•Where appropriate, investigate opportunities to link up with other related TCPs.
•Promote and disseminate EBC TCP activities.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.
How to Apply

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.

To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.

If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state:
• the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• the name of the registered Bidder;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)
Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.
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.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:
•name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
•name of the registered Bidder;
•name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder 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. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.
Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503
Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.
About UK Shared Business Services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.
For full details of our partner please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/pro

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793-867000

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk