Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-03-20
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72212100: Industry specific software programming services | 72212400: Computer aided design software | 72212440 | 72212441
Estimated value: 25000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-04-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service intends to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the provision of debt management services. All UK public sector bodies will be able to utilise the framework agreement.
A full description of the services and the requirements of the framework agreement are set out in the specification (Attachment 1a) within the ITT documents.
The value provided in section II.1.5) is only an estimate. Crown Commercial Service cannot guarantee any business through the framework agreement.
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.
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/749070b2-336e-41e8-a147-27cc765b64d3
CCS considers the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 will not apply at framework level. We encourage bidders to take their own advice on whether TUPE is likely to apply, in particular circumstances of the call-off contract and carry out due diligence accordingly.
On 2 April 2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement registering for access:
This procurement will be managed electronically via the BravoSolution eSourcing tool. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with potential providers. If you have recently registered on the BravoSolution portal for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
— your DUNS number — a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun and Bradstreet,
Once you have registered on the BravoSolution eSourcing tool, you will be able to express your interest in this specific procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
Note: if you require additional users from your organisation to see the invitation to tender ITT, do not Repeat the above process as this will create a new separate organisation account; instead the registered user can add additional users to the existing supplier organisation account via ‘User Management’ > ‘Manage Users’ > ‘Users’ > ‘Create’.
1) login to the BravoSolution eSourcing Suite portal: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
3) on the ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ webpage you will see one or more procurements listed, click on the procurement name you wish to access;
For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help-desk operated by BravoSolution by email at help@bravosolution.co.uk or call 08000698630.

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: 25000000