Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-13
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66000000 | 66100000 | 66110000 | 66120000 | 66121000
Estimated value: 460000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Storitve finančnega svetovanja in financiranja za podjetja in storitve na področju naložbenega kapitala
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the authority, is replacing the existing Corporate Finance Services Framework (RM3719). The framework is a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of corporate finance services to be utilised by central government departments and all other UK public sector bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education, devolved administrations and charities. The proposed agreement will be the recommended corporate finance solution for the UK Public Sector, look to deliver value for money to the taxpayer when delivering corporate finance requirements for transactional or advisory services. The proposed framework will consist of 7 lots, representing the various roles that buyers may choose to appoint 1 or more suppliers to fulfil their requirements, at call-off stage under the CFS Framework. Each lot sets out the scope of work that a supplier may be required to undertake as detailed in Framework Schedule 1 Specification.
Lot 1 relates to the provision of corporate finance advice to buyers that may or may not be related to a specific transaction and will be separate to the execution of any specific transaction. Such execution, where relevant, may be carried out by the same or another supplier(s) under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Advice on and Execution of Specific Corporate Transactions (typically Referred to as Mergers and Acquisitions, or M&A)
Lot 2 relates to advising buyers on and assisting in the execution of, a specific corporate transaction (or transactions). Such work may be carried out alongside or in parallel with another supplier(s) providing services under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Advice on and Execution of Specific Equity or Equity Related Capital Markets Transactions (typically Referred to as Equity Capital Markets, or ECM)
Lot 3 relates to advising buyers on and assisting in the execution of, a specific equity or equity related capital markets transaction (or transactions). Such work may be carried out alongside or in parallel with another supplier(s) providing services under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Advice on and Execution of Specific Debt Capital Markets Transactions (typically Referred to as Debt Capital Markets, or DCM)
Lot 4 relates to advising buyers on and assisting in the execution of, a specific debt capital markets transaction (or transactions). Such work may be carried out alongside or in parallel with another supplier(s) providing services under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Lot 5 relates to advising buyers on and assisting in the execution of, the retail offer element of a specific capital markets transaction (or transactions). Such work is expected to be carried out alongside or in parallel with another supplier(s) providing services under Lot 3 or 4. Such work may also be carried out alongside or parallel with another supplier(s) providing services under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Lot 6 relates to the provision of specialist corporate finance advice to buyers in relation to the infrastructure sector that may be related to a specific transaction. Such work may be carried out alongside or in parallel with another supplier(s) providing Services under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Lot 7 relates to the provision of specialist corporate finance advice to buyers in relation to portfolios of, or discreet, financial assets that may be related to a specific transaction and will be separate to the execution of any specific transaction. Such execution, where relevant, would be carried out by the same or another supplier(s) under one (1) of the other framework contract lots.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this framework agreement.
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6e7eb13-b6e7-4d41-957e-b8d6fed5f15a

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.

Award value: 460000000