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VOLUNTARY EX ANTE TRANSPARENCY NOTICE

This notice is published by a contracting authority (covered by Directive 2004/18/EC)

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY/ENTITY

I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

Clackmannanshire Council
Kilncraigs, Greenside Street
Contact: Head of Community & Regulatory Services
Attn: John Gillespie
Alloa
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1259452360

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority/entity http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/

Address of the buyer profile http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00260

I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
I.3)MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1)DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Money, Welfare & benefit advice services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 21
Main place of performance Clackmannanshire.

NUTS code UKM22

II.1.3)The notice involves
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
To deliver a comprehensive advice and information to the general public of Clackmannanshire.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=206244.

II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

98000000, 79140000

II.1.6)Contract 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)
Value 150 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in points l) and m) in Annex D)
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively
c) The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: Technical
Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau plays a significant role within the local community, advising, assisting and representing individuals, both at a general and specialist level.
The organisation offers added value to the council due to the numbers of volunteers and hours worked each week by them.
There is no valid competitor in the market place that can offer the expertise that CAB offer.
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. n/a. Weighting 100
IV.2.2)An electronic auction has been used
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
2/6/989
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

TITLE Money, Welfare and benefit advice services.
V.1)DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD DECISION:
7.7.2011
V.2)NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:
0
V.3)NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM THE CONTRACT AWARD HAS BEEN TAKEN

Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau
47 Drysdale Street, Alloa
FK10 1JA Alloa
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Tel. +44 08456025485

V.4)INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
V.5)THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS
VI.2)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(SC ref:206244).
VI.3)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
7.7.2011