Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Greater Nottingham Groundwork Trust
Unit A, Tennyson Hall, Forest Road West
Nottingham
NG7 4EP
UK
Contact person: Richard Hazeldine
Telephone: +44 1159788212
E-mail: carys.bowen-jones@groundworknottingham.org.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.groundworknottingham.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA36390
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/nottingham/Website/bbo-stage-two
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: local charity acting as towards work lead
I.5) Main activity
Other: social regeneration
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
GGN Towards Work Hub Partners x 2, as part of Building Better Opportunities ESIF programme.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
GGN is seeking to procure and work with two partner organisations to contribute to our Towards Work Programme to lead a Towards Work Hub.
Each Hub will oversee partners end to end employability provision. We wish to procure partners to operate hubs covering the following areas;
— Derby City and South Derbyshire.
— North East Derbyshire, Bolsover and Chesterfield.
New partners will provide End to End Employability Support and Manage an Opportunity Hub. This will include:
— Supporting, training and supervising a number of Job Coaches.
— Enabling Participants in their Employment Journey.
— involvement in the TW Partnership Delivery board.
— Enabling partners to be complaint with ESIF requirements.
— Active monitoring and performance of partners.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the my-Tenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=173829
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
204 525.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
Main site or place of performance:
Derby City and South Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire, Bolsover and Chesterfield.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Each Towards Work Hub will oversees partners end to end employability provision and assisting them to ensure compliancy and being representative for them on the Partnership Delivery Board. We wish to procure partners to operate hubs covering the following 2 distinct areas:
— Derby City and South Derbyshire.
— North East Derbyshire, Bolsover and Chesterfield.
Both hubs will be responsible for the coordination of End to End employability provision.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
204 525.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Building Better Opportunities ESIF
II.2.14) Additional information
This contract is dependent on Groundwork Greater Nottingham being successful in securing funding from ESIF to deliver the Towards Work strand of Building Better Opportunities programme.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The partner will fully contribute and assist in monitoring, which will cover specific EU Regulatory requirements including:
— Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities.
— Sustainable Development.
— Marketing and Publicity.
— Document Retention.
GGN, as Managing Agent, will conduct Delivery Partner monitoring activities to ensure satisfactory Supplier performance including Formal Contract Reviews: The TW Programme Manager will undertake a Bi-annual Review of all aspects of contract and quality performance at supplier level. These will include use of a checklist/audit tool for process and contract compliance. Critical findings will be formally escalated to GGN's Executive Director, as well as to the relevant supplier. A Contract Review Report will include recommendations and timescales for achievement, to improve quality, compliance and performance. Full Details in the Procurement Documents at the specified URL.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
We have secured permission from Big Lottery Fund (on behalf of ESIF) to use accelerated process in order to fit with Building Better Opportunities Timescales.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/04/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/04/2016
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Groundwork Greater Nottingham Offices.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Tenders will be opened in the presence of two managers of the GGN team.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
If you would like to return the tender by email please do so by the stated deadline. Please send emails and applications to;
carys.bowen-jones@groundworknottingham.org.uk
Please see detailed information in procurement documentation via the URL supplied earlier.
(MT Ref:173829).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Greater Nottingham Groundwork Trust
Unit A, Tennyson Hall, Forest Road West
Nottingham
NG7 4EP
UK
Telephone: +44 1159788212
Internet address(es)
URL: www.groundworknottingham.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2016