Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education on behalf of itself and the Institute for Apprenticeships
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
Telephone: +44 8450194170
E-mail: Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2476823675
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/Department-for-Education
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Services — Wave 1 Technical Qualifications/Lot 1 Education and Childcare/Lot 2 Design, Surveying and Planning Pathway/Lot 3 Digital Production, Design and Development Pathway
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A contract to design, implement and deliver the technical qualification component for the first 3 T levels of the UK Government's Wave 1 — T Level programme.
T levels are a new classroom-based technical study programme forming part of the UK Government's Post-16 Skills Plan. They will be available to young people alongside apprenticeships as one half of a high quality technical education offer. T levels will be primarily studied at an education or training provider.
This is procurement is split in to 3 lots:
Lot No 1: Education and Childcare Pathway;
Lot No 2: Design, Surveying and Planning Pathway;
Lot No 3: Digital, Production, Design and Development Pathway.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Wave 1 Technical Education Lot 1 Education and Childcare Pathway
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A contract to design, implement and deliver the technical qualification component for the education pathway T level.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
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
Restricted 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 169-384781
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot Number 2
Title: Wave 1 Technical Education — Design, Surveying and Planning Pathway
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pearson Education Ltd
Oxford
OX2 8EJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot Number 3
Title: Wave 1 Technical Education — Production, Design and Development Pathway
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2019
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
Pearson Education Ltd
Oxford
OX2 8EJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 01
Title: Wave 1 Technical Education Education and Childcare Pathway
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NCFE
Newcastle
NE12 8BT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Royal Court of Justices, the Strand
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contracts is communicated to suppliers. Unsuccessful suppliers shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by the breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Contracting Authority to pay a fine and/or order that the duration of the contract is shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Department for Education on behalf of itself and the Institute for Apprenticeships
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/04/2019