Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Anvil Court, Church Street
Abertillery
NP13 1DB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
E-mail: lee.williams@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Research appointment to evaluate ESF regional approaches to Youth Employment and Attainment
Reference number: ITT_59721
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Herein after referred to as the “Council”), is acting as procurement lead for this project on behalf of the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) and invites tenders for the provision of research services to provide a critical assessment of the six regional approaches to identifying those most at risk of becoming not in employment, education or training (NEET) and their programmes of support to reduce that risk.
Broadly the evaluation can be categorised into five areas of interest that are relevant for each operation and will form the basis of the evaluation. These five core areas of interest concern the management and implementation of the operations, the suitability and effectiveness of the assessment tools used to identify, monitor and assess reductions in a participants’ risk of becoming NEET, the effectiveness of the delivery of the operation, the impact of the interventions for participants and the cross cutting themes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
238 977.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this appointment, is to provide a critical assessment of the six regional approaches to identifying those most at risk of becoming NEET and their programmes of support to reduce that risk. As part of this the evaluation should examine issues to do with the planning, implementation and management of the six regional operation teams, including the effectiveness of the operations and the early identification tools in identifying and monitoring those participants considered most at risk, and the suitability of the interventions offered to the needs of the participants.
In addition to an assessment of the management and administration of the operations, the evaluation should also provide an assessment of the short and medium term outcomes of the operation and, if possible, the longer term impact of the operations for the participants and their employment or engagement within education. As part of this the evaluation should examine if there were any differences for demographic groups in achieving these outcomes and impacts.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Policy & research
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Aims & Objectives
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Quality & Appropriateness of Approach
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Staff Roles
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project Timelines
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
European Social Fund
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 102-204125
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ITT_59721
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wavehill Ltd
21 Alban Square,
Aberaeron
SA46 0DB
UK
Telephone: +44 1545571711
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 238 977.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:74068)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Head of Legal and Corporate Compliance Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Steelwork Road
Ebbw Vale
NP236AA
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2017