CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): provision of retail goods to support jobseekers into work

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Retail Trade Framework — The Service of Supplying Goods to DWP customers. Lot 5 — Laptop Computers, Tablets and Mobile Phone.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Various locations throughout the UK.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Framework Agreement with 1 supplier to supply Laptop Computers, Tablets and Mobile Phones to support customers into and retain employment

Jobcentre Plus plays a major role in helping people gain the support and skills they need to find and stay in work. It provides services based on individual customers' needs to achieve the best outcome for them, while continuously building performance, efficiency and value for money. As part of this support Jobcentre Plus administers the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) to support customers into work.

The FSF was introduced in April 2011 by amalgamating a number of budgets in to a single budget. All JCP District Managers (DM) receive an FSF allocation consisting of a discretionary fund which they can use to support local economic activity, supplement mainstream provision and tailor support to meet the specific needs of individuals and their local area. A proportion of the FSF is used to provide financial support to customers who experience barriers which prevent them from getting a job or moving closer to the labour market. Within this element of funding, a significant number of financial awards are made to customers enabling them to purchase suitable clothing for a job interview or special equipment or tools making them more readily available to start work. The framework agreements will be awarded for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years on a 1 plus 1 basis. There will be no guarantee of the volume of purchases. The estimated value of each lot is based on previous in year spend.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

UI_DWP_100923

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

This authority incorporated a voluntary standstill period at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought within 30 days of the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the court considers that there is good reason for extending that period (up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge). If the contract has been entered into the court may award damages and in the case of specified breaches of the rules may also order the termination or shortening of the contract and the levying of fines. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above was to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract was entered into. You may also care to note the information provided via the following web-links: The DWP commercial complaints process — http://www.dwp.gov.uk/supplying-dwp/purchasing-in-dwp/dwp-commercial-complaints/ The Cabinet Office Mystery Shopper service — http://procurement.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/policy-capability/doing-business-government/mystery-shopper

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice