Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
UK
Contact person: Contracts team
Telephone: +44 1924834965
E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ypo.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Apprenticeships and Associated Training
Reference number: 833
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of apprenticeship standards and associated training. The framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations. Each lot is broken down into 3 Tiers. Tier 1 is the region, Tier 2 is the apprenticeship route and Tier 3 is the apprenticeship standard. The Tier 2 routes are:
— agriculture, environmental and animal care,
— business and administration,
— catering and hospitality,
— childcare and education,
— construction,
— creative and design,
— digital,
— engineering and manufacturing,
— hair and beauty,
— health and science,
— legal, finance and accounting,
— protective services,
— sales, marketing and procurement,
— social care,
— transport and logistics.
A list of the Tier 3 standards can be found on the following link, as well as within the tender documents: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of apprenticeship standards and associated training. The framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirements. This framework is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) and therefore subject to the limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with Regulations 74 to 76 Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The framework period will be: 1.8.2018 to 31.7.2020 with 2 options to extend for an additional 12 months(2+1+1).
Each lot is broken down into 3 Tiers. Tier 1 is the region, Tier 2 is the apprenticeship route and Tier 3 is the apprenticeship standard. The Tier 2 routes are:
— agriculture, environmental and animal care,
— business and administration,
— catering and hospitality,
— childcare and education,
— construction,
— creative and design,
— digital,
— engineering and manufacturing,
— hair and beauty,
— health and science,
— legal, finance and accounting,
— protective services,
— sales, marketing and procurement,
— social care,
— transport and logistics.
A list of the Tier 3 standards can be found on the following link, as well as within the tender documents: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/
This framework will be re-opened on a quarterly basis first year of the framework and on a 6-monthly basis for the remainder of the framework to allow for new suppliers in the market to bid to be a part of the Framework Agreement and to allow YPO to add/amend any new standards that are approved. Suppliers who are already on the Framework Agreement can re-submit a bid for the new standards. If YPO feel that these timescales don’t run in-line with market changes we will give a months’ notice to amend these time periods.
The apprenticeship market is changing and developing across all of the public sector and YPO want to ensure that we can meet the needs of both providers and customers. Each time YPO re-opens the framework, we will submit a corrigendum notice to update the list of awarded suppliers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The framework period will be: 1.8.2018 to 31.7.2020 with 2 options to extend for an additional 12 months (2+1+1).
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 081-181511
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 833
Title: Apprenticeships and Associated Training
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 27
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
Essex
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
C.M.S. Vocaional Training Limited
Betley
UK
NUTS: UKE4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Construction and Plant Assessments Ltd
Doncaster
UK
NUTS: UKE31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CQM TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Kettering
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
De Montfort University Higher Education Corporation
Leicester
UK
NUTS: UKF21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Derwentside College
Durham
UK
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Doncaster College
Doncaster
UK
NUTS: UKE31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hart Learning and Development
Hertfordshire
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
INSTRUCTUS
Kettering
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MARR CORPORATION LIMITED
Cardiff
UK
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT LIMITED
Derbyshire
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
West Midlands
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Riverside College
Cheshire
UK
NUTS: UKD6
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited
Essex
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UKE32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS LTD
Lancashire
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ST HELENS CHAMBER LIMITED
Merseyside
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Open University
Buckinghamshire
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University Of Central Lancashire
Lancashire
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blackpool & The Flyde College
Lancashire
TR
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Portsmouth
UK
NUTS: UKJ31
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
Lowest offer:
100 000 000.00
EUR
/ Highest offer:
8 000 000 000.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other Contracting Authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2019