Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth CAST
Edmund Rice Building, St Boniface College, 21 Boniface Lane
Plymouth
PL5 3AG
UK
Contact person: Jessica Brydon
Telephone: +44 1173445261
E-mail: contact@schoolsbuyinghubsouthwest.com
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.plymouthcast.org.uk/web
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/schoolsbuyingclub
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CE-01641 Plymouth CAST Statutory Testing
Reference number: CE-01641
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Request for Tender (‘RFT’) has been issued by Plymouth CAST (‘the Client’). You are invited by the Client to tender for the provision of statutory testing services in accordance with this RFT. Plymouth CAST is a multi-academy trust which is part of the mission of the Catholic Church, dedicated to human flourishing and the building of a kingdom of peace, truth and justice. The Trust comprises of 35 Catholic schools across the South West of England. The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of statutory testing services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the successful bidder shall be responsible for ensuring all schools are compliant with the appropriate statutory body, regulations and requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 750 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50700000
71000000
71630000
79710000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
See list of schools within RFT Part A Document.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Request for Tender (‘RFT’) has been issued by Plymouth CAST (‘the Client’). You are invited by the Client to tender for the provision of statutory testing services in accordance with this RFT.A. Plymouth CAST is a multi-academy trust which is part of the mission of the Catholic Church, dedicated to human flourishing and the building of a kingdom of peace, truth and justice. The Trust comprises of 35 Catholic schools across the South West of England. The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of statutory testing services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for ensuring all schools are compliant with the appropriate statutory body, regulations and requirements. It is anticipated that additional schools joining the Trust throughout the lifetime of the contract, who are not joining the tender at the outset, will join at a later date during the contract term. Further information on the Client and full details of the services required are included in Section 7: Service Specification within the RFT Part A Document.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Commercial approach and price
/ Weighting: 35
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
II.2.14) Additional information
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:
2020/S 217-533996
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CE-01641
Title: CE-01641 Plymouth CAST Statutory Testing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Torbay Economic Development Company Ltd
Tor Hill House, Union Street
Torquay
TQ2 5QW
UK
NUTS: UKK42
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:
: 3 063 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 3 063 500.00 GBP
Proportion: 100 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Delivery of repair and maintenance works and statutory testing services
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The awarded contract includes a provision for reactive repair and maintenance works, which is estimated based on previous historic spend.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/04/2021