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East of England Forecasting Model.

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

East of England Local Government Association
West Suffolk House, Western Way, Suffolk
For the attention of: Eddie Gibson
IP33 3YU Bury St Edmunds
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: [email protected]

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.eelga.gov.uk/

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall, Cambridge
Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM

Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, Russell Road
Ipswich
UNITED KINGDOM

Essex County Council
County Hall, Duke Street
Chelmsford
UNITED KINGDOM

Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Pegs Lane
Hertford
UNITED KINGDOM

Bedford Borough Council
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street
Bedford
UNITED KINGDOM

Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM

Central Bedfordshire Council
Priory House, Chicksands
Chicksands
UNITED KINGDOM

Peterborough City Council
Town Hall, Bridge St
Peterborough
UNITED KINGDOM

Thurrock Council
Civic Offices, New Road
Grays
UNITED KINGDOM

Southend on Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend on Sea
UNITED KINGDOM

Luton Borough Council
Town Hall
Luton
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
East of England Forecasting Model.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 8: Research and development services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: East of England.

NUTS code UKH1,UKH2,UKH3

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 East of England Forecasting model provides forecasts for the following indicators at local authority district, county, regional, local enterprise partnership (LEP) area and (selectively) UK levels:
 - workplace jobs by sector,
 - employed persons on a workplace basis,
 - employed persons on a residence basis,
 - net commuting,
 - productivity,
 - GVA,
 - population,
 - migrants,
 - unemployed,
 - households,
 - demand for dwellings,
 - CO2 emissions,
 - employment land use.
 East of England Local Government Association is seeking a supplier to perform the following services in relation to the East of England Forecasting Model:
 - to manage an economic forecasting model for the East of England, requiring maintenance and updating, and provision of outputs once a year,
 - to utilise the model to deliver an economic forecasting service for the region and sub-regions (counties, unitaries, district authorities and LEP geographies), providing forecasts to inform decision-making and planning in the region,
 - to provide high-quality support and advice to model operators/users,
 - to provide quality assurance reports on the model,
 - to provide one half-day training course / workshop per year to support users' understanding and use of the model,
 - to provide a user guide and user interface for the East of England Forecasting Model, both suitable for a non-technical audience.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

73210000

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)
Value: 67 100 EUR
Excluding VAT

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. Price. Weighting 50
2. Technical Solution and Service Delivery. Weighting 30
3. Comparable Experience and Capability. Weighting 15
4. Quality Assurance. Weighting 5
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
EEFM2015
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 63-111135 of 31.3.2015

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)Date of contract award decision:
1.7.2015
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 2
Number of offers received by electronic means: 2
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Cambridge Econometrics
Covent Garden Cambridge
CB1 2HT Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 67 100 GBP
Excluding VAT
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

East of England Local Government Association
West Suffolk House Western Way
IP33 3YU Bury St Edmunds
UNITED KINGDOM

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:
1.7.2015