Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire Council
Council Offices, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
UK
Contact person: Mr Cosmo Hiron
E-mail: cosmo.hiron@herefordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tender for Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships
Reference number: DN755139
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract award notice for an approved training provider to deliver up to 22 Social
Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships. The Supplier will be required to draw down the
Apprenticeship Levy funding.
The supplier will be required to provide face-to-face training for apprentices at suitable
venue(s) in an easy to access location within 2-hours of Hereford City by car or public
transport.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
528 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The council has commissioned an approved training provider to deliver Social Worker
(Degree) Apprenticeships. The Supplier will be required to draw down the Apprenticeship
Levy funding.
The Supplier will be required to provide face-to-face training for apprentices at suitable
venue(s) in an easy to access location within 2-hours of Hereford City by car or public
transport.
This tender related to ‘social and other specific services’ as listed in Schedule 3 of The Public
Contract Regulations 2015.
The contract is anticipated to be for up to 76 months from 1st April 2025 to 31st July 2031
(or until all apprentices have completed their degrees) to deliver up to a maximum of 22
apprenticeships over two cohorts.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 78
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 12
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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:
2024/S 000-039424
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Tender for Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/02/2025
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
The University of Worcester
Worcester
WR2 6AJ
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 528 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire Council
Hereford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/03/2025