Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157 — 197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Contact person: Procurement Co-ordinator
Telephone: +44 2037408280
E-mail: tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28768
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
T Levels Professional Development Offer: Understanding T Levels
Reference number: SD 18/19.17
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Education and Training Foundation has awarded a contract to develop and deliver strand 2 of the T level professional development offer. The focus of this work is to provide CPD to help staff across the sector to better understand T Levels. There are two over-arching aims:
1) To ensure that the FE workforce has information about T Levels so they:
(a) understand the implications for their role; and
(b) can advise students (including those with SEND) effectively about their options.
2) To ensure that teachers in schools advising young people understand what T Levels are and what the potential benefits are.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80210000
80211000
80212000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
ENGLAND
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A contract has been awarded for strand 2 of the T level professional development offer. This strand will provide training directly to both the 2020 and 2021 provider groups, feeder schools, and a wider audience of providers.
The over-arching aims for this strand will be split into 2 phases of work:
Phase 1: scoping and initial development;
Phase 2: delivery.
The first stage of the work will scope to further define the method, mode and frequency of delivery and to develop the materials and resources for delivery.
Phase 2 will use the resources and delivery methods identified in phase 1 to ensure staff understand T Levels.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project impact and outcomes
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Approach and methodology
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Capabilty, capacity and skills
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Communications, recruitment and dissemination
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Equality and Diversity
/ Weighting: 4
Cost criterion: Price and added value
/ Weighting: 3
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:
No
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:
2018/S 234-535244
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SD 18/19.17
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Association of Colleges
2-5 Stedham Place
London
WC1A 1HU
UK
Telephone: +44 2070349941
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 240 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:215441)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157 — 197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2037408280
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2019