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INVITATION TO TENDER

NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

OVERSEAS INWARD INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

NWDA00245

PREPARED BY: KAREN BURTON

Revised by: Allan Openshaw

DATE: 01st February 2008

Invitation to Tender/Open/AO Page 1 of 22Version 5Issue date 01/02/08

1st February 2008

Dear Sirs

INVITATION TO TENDERTITLE OF TENDER: OVERSEAS INWARD INVESTMENT ACTIVITIESNWDA REF: NWDA00245

You are hereby invited by the Northwest Development Agency (“the Agency”) to submit a tender for the above services.

Please complete the attached ‘Notice of Intent to Submit a Tender’ form and return to the undersigned by e-mail by 10th March 2008.

Tender Timetable

Tenderers’ clarification questions to be submitted by 10/03/08The return date for this tender is 10.00 o’clock 25/03/08Short listed Tenderers may be invited for interview prior to contract award on

w/c 07/04/08 (estimated)

The anticipated contract award date is 01/05/08

Documentation

You are required to return one electronic disk version, two original hardcopy proposals plus 1 copy of the response to the Invitation to Tender Document, clearly marked as such.

Tenders must be returned using the enclosed return label and in accordance with the ‘Instructions to Tenderers’ in particular point 6, to:

TENDER BOARDNorthwest Development AgencyBrew HouseWilderspool ParkGreenalls AvenueWarringtonWA4 6HL


Whilst Tenderers are preparing their responses, questions will inevitably arise. It is requested that all queries be referred in writing to Tender Board (telephone 01925 644239, email: [email protected]) at the above address. In order to allow the Agency time to provide appropriate answers, Tenderers must submit any queries in writing to Tender Board by the date specified in the table above.

If the Agency considers any question or request for clarification to be of material significance, both the query and the response will be posted on the Agency’s website at www.nwda.co.uk/tenders in an anonymous form. It is the responsibility of the interested party to check this website periodically before the tender return date to check for any updates and to incorporate these updates into its tender submission.

We look forward to receiving your tender response.

Yours faithfully

Karen Burton Contracts Manager


http://www.nwda.co.uk/tenders

mailto:[email protected]

CONTENTS

1. Instructions to Tenderers

2. Invitation to Tender

2.1 Background Information2.2 Specification and Scope2.3 Evaluation Criteria

3. Tender Documents

3.1 Structure of Proposal3.2 Response3.3 Form of Tender (this form must be signed and returned)3.4 Pricing Preambles3.5 Pricing Schedule 3.6 Organisation Identity 3.7 References3.8 General Supplier Details 3.9 Financial Information

4. Terms and Conditions of Contract (please refer to website)


1. INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS

1. Tenders must be submitted in accordance with these instructions and any further instructions contained in other documentation issued by the Agency.

2. Tenderers who do not wish to submit a tender must return the enclosed documents using the addressed label. It would be helpful if Tenderers could state their reasons for not tendering, although there is no obligation to do so.

3. Alterations: The Tenderer may not alter this document. Any proposed alteration is to be given in a separate letter accompanying the tender.

4. Non-compliant or incomplete tenders: Tenders may not be considered if any of the requested information is not supplied with the tender.

5. Tenderers must submit a compliant bid based on the structure as outlined in this document. However, if Tenderers wish to submit a variant proposal, they should do so separately and this must be in addition to a compliant bid.

6. The address label enclosed must be used for the return of the tender. Envelopes/packages should be plain and must not show any reference to the Tenderer’s identity. Please place the Tender Number label on the front of the return envelope. Tenderers should note that this also applies to any tenders sent via courier. Tenders without the label or in envelopes, which in any way identify the Tenderer, may be rejected.

7. The date and time for return of tenders is shown on the label and on the Form of Tender. Tenders will be received up to the time and date stated. It is the Tenderers’ responsibility to ensure that their tender is received on time. The Agency does not undertake to consider tenders received after that time unless there is sufficient evidence to pre-suppose its due delivery.

8. Facsimile, e-mail, and telephone: Tenders will not be considered if sent by these methods. Hand delivery of envelopes will be accepted.

9. The Agency does not issue acknowledgement of receipt of tender documents and accepts no responsibility for loss or non-receipt of applications.

10. The tender should be completed legibly in black ink, black ballpoint or clearly typed.

11. The Agency expressly reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this procurement process and it shall not be liable for any costs incurred by Tenderers. The Agency also reserves the right to accept all or any part of a tender.

12. Prices shown should be exclusive of VAT.

13. Confidentiality of tenders: The Tenderer must not inform anyone else of their tendered price. The only exception is if the Tenderer is required to obtain an


insurance quotation to calculate the tender price then the Tenderer may give details of their bid to the insurance company or brokers, if requested.

14. The Tenderer must not try to obtain any information about any other party’s tender or proposed tender before the contract is awarded.

15. The Tenderer must not arrange with any other party the submission of a tender, except in the circumstances where sub-contracting and/or joint ventures are applicable.

16. Trading names/invoicing: Where invoices will be rendered by, or payments made to, an entity whose title differs in any respect from the title in which the tender is submitted, full details must be provided in a letter accompanying the tender. Successful Tenderers who fail to provide this may experience delays in payment or non payment of their invoices.

17. Tenders must be returned to Northwest Development Agency, Tender Board, Brew House, Wilderspool Park, Greenalls Avenue, Warrington WA4 6HL not later than 10.00am as per date stated at the front of this Invitation to Tender document. Tenders must be delivered either by post or by hand to the reception desk, ensuring that a member of staff notes the time and date of receipt, as tenders delivered otherwise may not arrive on time.

18. Except where the Agency considers that questions are not material to the procurement process and the fullest understanding of its objectives, such questions and their subsequent replies will be disseminated to all Tenderers. Tenderers should note in relation to all responses to questions in connection with this Invitation to Tender that the Agency makes no guarantee that such information in response to questions will be made available and are not warranting its accuracy.

19. Tenderers should note that during this tender process they should not contact any of the Agency’s respective Board Members, Executive Directors, employees or advisers or any third parties connected to the Agency or any advisers to this procurement, outside of the process outlined within this section and elsewhere within this document.

20. All responses to this Invitation to Tender must be in English.

21. The Agency reserves the right, at its discretion, to request clarification in writing, or further relevant information, from any Tenderer post submission of the tender response by such Tenderer.

22. Eligibility of prospective Contractors: Any change that is considered material by the Agency as to the identity or control of a Tenderer, or in the eligibility of a Tenderer, happening before or after the Tenderer has submitted its response to the Invitation to Tender, will lead to its disqualification. Where the Tenderer is a consortium, the lead consortium member must remain the same as when originally shortlisted. The full consortium membership must be disclosed and set at the time of submission of the Invitation to Tender response and there must be no material changes in the consortium after the tender submission. The Agency


must be advised of any change in the consortium membership or in the principal relationships between members of the consortium. Any change which is considered material will lead to the Tenderer’s disqualification.

23. Freedom of Information Legislation

1. The Agency may be obliged to disclose information provided by Tenderers in response to this Invitation to Tender under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, all subordinate legislation made under this and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“the Freedom of Information Legislation”).

2. Tenderers should be aware that the information they provide could be disclosed in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Legislation. The Agency will proceed on the basis of disclosure unless an appropriate exemption applies. Tenderers should be aware that despite the availability of some exemptions, information may still be disclosed if the public interest in its disclosure outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption. No response to this Tender should be covered by a general statement regarding its overall confidentiality; instead any specific areas of confidential information should be highlighted in accordance with paragraph 3 below. The Agency accepts no liability (including for negligence) for loss as a result of any information disclosed in response to a request under the Freedom of Information legislation.

3. Tenderers should highlight information in their responses which they consider to be commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, and should state the precise reasons why they consider this.

4. The Agency will use reasonable endeavours to consult with Tenderers over the release of information which is highlighted by them as commercially sensitive or confidential.

24. Tenderers are required to agree to the Agency’s Terms and Conditions of Contract. Any proposed amendments regarding the Terms and Conditions must be documented in the Tenderer’s bid and submitted by the tender return date. The Agency will then determine whether the proposed amendments reflect a compliant bid.

Please do not email your Tender response unless requested to do so.


2. INVITATION TO TENDER

2.1 Background Information

The Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) is one of nine regional development agencies established in 1999 by the Government to develop the English regions. The NWDA is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. The NWDA is responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest and has 5 key priorities: Business, People and Jobs, Skills & Education, Infrastructure and Quality of Life.

The NWDA provides strategic leadership, programmes and funding and works closely with a range of partners to deliver the Regional Economic Strategy (RES). The RES sets out a clear and measurable vision for the region, outlines policies to deliver this vision and details the actions required. It will continue to address the key issues that affect the economic performance of the Northwest.

For further details of the NWDA’s role and activities visit www.nwda.co.uk.


http://www.nwda.co.uk/

2.2 Specification and Scope

OverviewThe project is to significantly build on the existing inward investment lead generation activities currently undertaken in the Northwest of England. The main project activity will be to provide good quality inward investment leads and conversions to Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and our Sub Regional Partners (SRPs) in accordance with the objectives detailed within the Regional Economic Strategy (RES).

As part of the NWDA’s Internationalisation Strategy, which is an outcome from the RES transformational actions, the Agency now wish to appoint a network of sector specialists within specific markets (e.g. China, India, Australia, mainland Europe and Russia) with a view to promote our regional offering and generate investment opportunities. The successful tender/s will have a proven track record in specific markets and demonstrate a track record of achievement, ideally working with companies, in specific sectors and/or undertaking lead generation overseas. Initially the contract will remain in place up to a 3 year period.

The NWDA is already pursuing opportunities in key priority sectors within North America and Japan (under the North of England brand). As a result, North America and Japan will be excluded from this tender process.

Activities Initially, develop and agree a strategy and outcomes from the target country and

sector/s. Identify appropriate companies (target list) and build effective relationships with international firms through comprehensive research and introductory meetings in order to provide high quality inward investment leads based on robust evidence of business intention to expand/locate in the NW/UK.

Upon request provide information to NWDA and our partners regarding live leads to ensure consistency of information and successful partnership working that will attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the region.

Upon request of NWDA undertake Investor Development activities and host visits in country from NWDA reps.

Actively looking to ensure 75% of leads are knowledge driven.The definition of Knowledge Driven: Knowledge driven leads include companies involved in a high technology production process, a high technology service provision process, application of research and scientific development and production of high quality technology products and services.

Work closely with UKT&I in country and abide by the rules of Committee on Overseas Promotion Guidelines (COP) and transparency (see attached COP document: “Review of COP Output Measures – Revised Definitions”).

Tenderers should demonstrate a solid track record of using (or be able to use) in-market sector specialists to identify key areas for targeting and use their sector knowledge to develop and generate leads. Activity is to be on a global scale with particular focus on India, China and Europe, centring on one or more of our sector and subsector strengths: Advanced Engineering, Biomedical, Creative &


Digital, Food and Drink, Energy & Environmental and Business & Professional Services. Responses can cover one or more country markets and one or more sectors in each market.

Use established active relationships with a wide range of resources, contacts (government and private sector) and networks available in the inward investment arena in order to generate quality leads and a high level of conversion.

All leads, reports and any other outputs or information, produced as a result of this Contract will remain the ownership of the NWDA and cannot be resold.


2.3 Evaluation Criteria

The Agency will evaluate all Tenders on the basis of the “most economically advantageous tender”.

The overall evaluation process will be conducted in a fair and equitable manner, so that the Agency is able to consider the value for money of each proposal. This means that different clarification/information may be sought from different Tenderers.

The Agency will take up references and reserves the right to pay due heed to the Tenderer’s performance elsewhere and any past experience from the Agency or its staff.

Tenderers may be required to make presentations on elements of their submission to a wide range of Agency staff and any such presentations will form part of the evaluation process.

The evaluation criteria described in this Invitation to Tender document will be used to inform the final decision as to which Tenderers will be awarded a Contract.

Evaluation of tenders is split between all sections of the Response Section (3.2). Each section has an overall weighting reflecting the relative importance of each section to the Agency. The sub-total of marks for each section will be added together to produce a final score for each Tenderer.

The Agency intends to enter into a contract with the successful tenderer(s) and will not accept any of the services being subcontracted by the successful tenderer(s).

Scoring Mechanism

Each question within the Invitation to Tender will be marked as follows:

2 – response exceeds requirement, appearing to offer improved value for money1 – response appears to meet requirement0 – response does not appear to meet requirement

Weighting Mechanism

5 – is perceived as an essential requirement2 – is perceived as a preferred/minimum requirement 1 – is perceived as a desirable requirementIn/Out – perceived as mission-critical requirements and thus will not attract a score or weighting, but will determine whether a Tenderer remains in the process.

The Agency reserves the right to take into account any other relevant considerations that, in its absolute discretion, it may deem are appropriate.


Table 1: Overall Weightings/Sections

Evaluation Criteria Weighting 1 3.2.a Method Statement 52 3.2.b Number of staff 53 3.2.c Subject knowledge and best industry

practices 5

4 3.2.d Key personnel 25 3.2.e Setting up arrangements 26 3.2.f Compliance to equal opportunities,

discrimination, health and safety, race relations and other legal requirements

2

7 3.2.g Identification of any problems 58 3.2.h Complaints Procedure 29 3.2.i Administrative facilities and support for

staff working with the Agency 2

10 3.2.j Account management arrangements 211 3.2.k Management information 212 3.2.l Delivery of value for money and

customer satisfaction 5

13 3.2.m Service level agreement and key performance indicators. 5

14 3.2.n Arrangement for transfer of documents at the end of the Contract 2

15 3.2.o Capability and experience 516 3.2.p Managing risk 217 3.2.q Innovation offering 518 3.2.r Knowledge of country specific inward

investment market 5

19 3.2.s Experience of similar projects 220 3.2.t Available relationships and networks 521 Cost / VFM offered (3.5.1 - 3.5.3 & 3.5.6) (each) 522 Compliance with the Agency’s standard

Terms and Conditions of Contract In/Out

23 Disputes In/Out24 3.8.14 225 3.8.15 2


3. TENDER DOCUMENTS

3.1 Structure of Proposal

The proposal should be structured as follows:

Introduction/covering letter Response to Section 3.2, questions (a) to (t). Completed Form of Tender (3.3) Pricing Schedule (3.5.1 – 3.5.7 inclusive) Organisation identity (3.6) General Supplier Details (completion of questionnaire 3.7) Financial Information (3.9)

3.2 Response

Tenderers must ensure that their Tender response is submitted in the format described in this document.

Please reply to each point, stating ‘Noted’ or ‘Agreed’, as appropriate, where no specific response is required.

Where responses are not offered or further information (e.g. an attachment) is missing, an evaluation rating of zero may be recorded.

All tenders must be complete and should offer the most economically advantageous bid available to the Agency.

Please provide no more than half a page of narrative in response to questions (a) to (t) below. If you wish, you may provide additional information, e.g. copies of policies etc, in an Appendix.

General Response

(a) Tenderers should provide a method statement on how the services will be provided for the Agency and Tenderers should clearly state any geographical service limitations, both partial and total. Tenderers should also separately demonstrate their knowledge of the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the Northwest region and the target market/s.

(b) Tenderers must be able to provide expert resources when engaged in customer assignments. Tenderers should describe the number and level of such expert resource that is available.

(c) Tenderers should describe the methods by which their staff acquire and maintain a high level of subject matter knowledge, expertise and use of industry best practice techniques. Details should be given of any training policies and practices.


(d) Tenderers must provide a list of all key personnel to be attached to the account and must provide a single A4 page curriculum vitae, including full profile of speciality and experience, for each person nominated.

(e) Setting Up Arrangements – Tenderers should set out how they would deal with the receipt of instructions (one point of contact would be preferable). Successful Tenderers must not undertake any work until receipt of a purchase order number and written instructions from the Agency’s project manager; otherwise to do so will be at their own risk.

(f) Tenderers must provide their plans for complying with the provision of the proposed services with regard to equal opportunities, discrimination, health and safety, race relations and any other legal requirements.

(g) Tenders must flag and address any practical problems anticipated in undertaking this work – e.g., branding, currency fluctuations, on going employment rights, etc

Customer Related Requirements

(h) Tenderers must have policies, procedures and resources for dealing with customer dissatisfaction and/or complaints. Tenderers should describe their procedures in this respect (including escalation procedures).

(i) Tenderers should describe the administrative facilities and support available to staff engaged in working with the Agency.

(j) Tenderers should describe the account management arrangements (as opposed to assignment management) that will be provided for Agency staff.

(k) Tenderers should describe the processes currently in place, or to be implemented, to ensure that up-to-date management information is available to the Agency regarding the status of the assignment and the Tenderers’ performance. The Tenderer must be willing to tailor reports to meet individual customer requirements. Evidence of capability must be provided.

(l) Tenderers should describe how they will ensure that they deliver value for money and customer satisfaction throughout the Contract. Responses should address (but not be limited to) issues such as:

the suitability of individuals for the assignment; the deployment of appropriate skills; the use of best practice; the use of innovation; the efficient use by the consultant of his/her time on the assignment; the frequency of assessment and assessor seniority; the flexibility of the service.

(m) Tenderers should provide a suggested Service Level Agreement, including Key Performance Indicators, to be used to monitor the level of service provided to the Agency for the duration of any contract awarded.


(n) Tenderers should advise arrangements for the transfer of documents belonging to the Agency, the maintenance of commercial confidentiality thereafter, and any other issues considered relevant.

Technical Requirements

(o) Tenderers must demonstrate capability and experience of being able to deliver the services as detailed in the Specification.

(p) Tenderers should set out their plans for managing risks and contingencies that may arise during the contract. Tenderers should also indicate how they will assist the Agency in managing and minimising its business risks.

(q) Innovation - The Agency invites you to comment on any innovative aspects that you will be capable of offering and to explain what sets your firm apart from others.

(r) Ideally, tenderers will demonstrate knowledge of the country specific inward investment market, its trends and areas of current growth.

(s) Tenderers should demonstrate their experience in the successful delivery of similar projects and the level of expected success from this work

(t) Tenderers must demonstrate they have well established active relationships with a wide range of resources, contacts and networks available to them in the inward investment arena


3.3 Form of Tender

To be returned by 10.00am on 25th March 2008 to the address indicated on the enclosed label and in the Invitation to Tender Document.

TENDER FOR: NWDA00245 - OVERSEAS INWARD INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

1. I/We agree and/or certify that this offer and any Framework Agreement or Contract arising from it shall be bound by the Invitation to Tender Documentation

Yes/No*

2. I/We agree and/or certify to supply goods/services of the exact quality, sort and price specified in the Pricing Schedule(s) in such quantities and to such extent and at such times and locations as the Northwest Development Agency (the “Agency”) may direct;

Yes/No*

3. I/We agree and/or certify that this offer is made in good faith and that we have not fixed or adjusted the amount of the offer by or under or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other person;

Yes/No*

4. I/We agree and/or certify that we will not communicate to any person other than the person inviting these offers the (or approximate amount of) offer, except where the disclosure, in confidence of the approximate amount of the offer was necessary to obtain quotations required for the preparation of the offer, for insurance purposes or for a contract guarantee bond;

Yes/No*

5. I/We agree and/or certify that we will not enter in to any arrangement or agreement with any other person that s/he shall refrain from making an offer or as to the amount of any offer to be submitted;

Yes/No*

6. I/We agree and/or certify that we will not pay give or offer or agree to pay or to give any sum of money or other valuable considerable directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done in relation to any offer or proposed offer for the goods/services any act or thing of the sort described in 3, 4, or 5 above.

Yes/No*

7. I/We acknowledge that if I/we have acted or shall act in contravention of this Form of Tender, the Agency will be entitled to cancel the contract and to recover from ourselves the amount of any loss and expense resulting from such a cancellation.

Yes/No*


8. I/We agree that this tender and any contract which may result from it shall be based on this Form of Tender, Terms and Conditions, Specification / Brief attached, Pricing Schedule attached, and our response to this invitation to tender (to the extent to which the Agency may determine in accepting the tender).

Yes/No*

9. I/We agree that any other terms and conditions of contract or any general reservations, which may be printed on any correspondence, issued by us shall not be applicable to any contract resulting from this tender.

Yes/No*

10. Where there is any indication that a conflict of interest exists or may arise, then it shall be the responsibility of the Supplier to inform the Agency, detailing the conflict in writing as an attachment to this PQQ.

The Agency will be the final arbiter in cases of potential conflicts of interest. Failure to notify the Agency of any potential conflict of interest will invalidate any verbal or written agreement

Are you aware of any conflicts of interest between your company and the Agency?

*A Conflict of interest is where a person who is involved in the procurement has or may be perceived to have a personal interest in ensuring that a particular supplier is successful. Actual and potential conflicts of interest must be declared by a person involved in a tender process.

Yes/No*

* Please delete one

NoteIn this Form of Tender, the word 'person' includes any person and any body or association, corporate or unincorporated; 'any agreement or arrangement' includes any transaction, formal or informal and whether legally binding or not.

TENDERERS MUST RESPOND TO ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS FORM OF TENDER, OTHERWISE THE TENDER RESPONSE WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID.

Signed _________________________________________________________

Full Name (print)_________________________________________________

On Behalf of_____________________________________________________

Position in Company______________________________________________

Date___________________________________________________________


3.4 Pricing Preambles

1. The Pricing Schedule contains the Contractor’s tendered rates.

2. All prices quoted shall be fixed and firm and shall apply during the whole of the Contract period.

3. The prices in the Pricing Schedule shall include for all services shown or described in the Contract as a whole and for all services not described but apparent as being necessary for the complete and proper execution of the provision of the Services.

4. No quantity or continuity of work is guaranteed to the successful Contractor and this should be taken into account when completing the Pricing Schedule. Unless expressly stated to the contrary, any quantities given in the Pricing Schedule are for information only.

5. Each item in the Pricing Schedule must be fully priced, with insertions for each item. If any item is unpriced (whether by leaving the rate and/or amount space blank or by entering “included” or otherwise), that item shall be deemed to be priced at “nil”.

6. Applications for payment shall be made in accordance with the procedures described in the Agency’s Conditions of Contract.

7. All prices quoted shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT).

8. No expenses will be reimbursed as this is a fixed price contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for making its own travel and accommodation arrangements.


3.5 Pricing Schedule

1. Please identify any ancillary costs which you propose to charge for e.g., printed materials, in Table 1 (excluding expenses).

2. Provide details of support, advice, research and access to research tools, training and seminars that you would be prepared to provide free of charge to the Agency and its staff to assist in its activities.

3. Demonstrate how the proposed rates offer value for money to the Agency.(i.e. stating standard rate and discount offered to Agency).

4. Please detail your proposals for when consultants are required, due to project constraints, to work more than an 8 hour working day. Please detail costings and how this would be managed.

5. Please confirm that the rates provided shall be held firm for the full duration of the contract period.

CONFIRM YES/NO* *Delete as appropriate

3.5.6 Lump Sum

Total Price for this Tender:

£………………………………………………………

In words: …………………………………………….

3.5.7 Ancillary Costs

Ancillary Item Price £


3.6 Organisation Identity

Name of the company in whose name the tender would be submittedContact name (Single point of Contact):Address:

Telephone number:Facsimile number:E-mail address:Company Registration number, date of registration and registration address:VAT Registration number:Website address (if any)

3.7 References

References may be requested prior to contract award.


3.8 GENERAL SUPPLIER DETAILS

1 Is your organisation a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) as defined in Section 247 of the Companies Act (1985)?

Yes/No

1 Is your organisation: i) a public limited company?

Yes/No

ii) a limited company? Yes/Noiii) a sole trader? Yes/Noiv) a partnership? Yes/No

2 Is your company a subsidiary of another company?

Yes/No

3 Name of holding or parent company4 Name of ultimate parent company (if

applicable)

5. Has your organisation made any application for third party funding – including State Aid assistance – in relation to the services you are intending to provide?

Yes/No

6. Is your organisation registered under the Data Protection Act 1998?

Yes/No

7. If yes, registration number:

8. Please give address to which Payment/Remittances should be sent:

9. Please also advise if your invoice address is different from the above:

10. Please provide details if during the last 3 years, there have been any of contracts where there has been a failure to complete the contract on time or at all, or where there have been claims for damages, or where damages have been deducted or recovered.

11. Details of any contracts which have been terminated during the last 3 years.

12. Are there any court actions and/ or significant employment tribunal hearings outstanding against your organisation?If yes, please provide details

Yes/No


13. Has your organisation been involved in any court action and/ or significant employment tribunal over the last 3 years?If yes, please provide details

Yes/No

14. Please provide details of any quality assurance certification that your company holds.

If no accreditation held, please attach an outline of your quality assurance policy.

15. Please provide details of any project management methodologies, enclosing any relevant documents

3.9 Financial Information

1) A copy of the most recent audited accounts for your organisation must be provided that cover the last two years of trading or for the period that is available if trading for less than two years.

2) A statement of the organisation’s turnover, Profit & Loss and cash flow position for the most recent full year of trading (or part year if full year not applicable) and an end period balance sheet, where this information is not available in an audited form at (1).

3) Where (2) cannot be provided, a statement of the organisation’s cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit facility position.

Note: Where a consortium or association is proposed, the information is requested for each member company.

If your company is a subsidiary of another company, parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required if considered appropriate.


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