The University of Leicester wishes to award a contract for the provision of Administration, Consultancy and Actuarial services for its defined benefit pension scheme, the University of Leicester Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS). The contract will ...
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University of Leicester
Purchasing Unit, University Road
Contact point(s): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleicester/
For the attention of: Anthony Midgley
LE1 7RH Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1162522058
E-mail:
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
LUV00448 Provision of Administration, Consultancy and Actuarial Services for the University of Leicester's Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Leicestershire.
Service category No 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Leicestershire.
NUTS code UKF22
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The University of Leicester wishes to award a contract for the provision of Administration, Consultancy and Actuarial services for its defined benefit pension scheme, the University of Leicester Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS). The contract will run from 1.10.2012 to 30.9.2015 with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66520000, 66523000, 66519600
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Strength of organisation and HE experience. Weighting 15
2. Quality of service. Weighting 35
3. Transition process. Weighting 10
4. Cost of provision. Weighting 40
1. Strength of organisation and HE experience. Weighting 15
2. Quality of service. Weighting 35
3. Transition process. Weighting 10
4. Cost of provision. Weighting 40
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
LUV00448.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 120-199426 of 26.6.2012
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1 Lot title: LUV00448 Provision of Administration, Consultancy and Actuarial Services for the University of Leicester's Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS)V.1)Date of contract award decision:
17.12.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 9
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Aon Hewitt Ltd
Bristol
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
See Section VI.3.2 below
UNITED KINGDOM
Body responsible for mediation procedures
See Section VI.3.2 below
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The University incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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).
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
See Section VI.3.2 above
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
3.4.2013