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 Secretary of State for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: highpotential.ITT@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/dfe
Address of the buyer profile: www.education.app.jaggaer.com
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
High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme (2021 Cohort)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Secretary of State for Education via Department for Education (the Authority) has undertaken a procurement to appoint a contractor for a single national (England) contract (the ‘Contract’), for the provision of the High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme (‘the Programme’).
The contract requires the recruitment of and delivery of teacher training to one cohort of 1750 high quality graduates/career changers who will start their training in September 2021 and complete their training in July 2023 (the ‘2021 Cohort’).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
36 886 087.54
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The authority has appointed a contractor to deliver a single national contract for the provision of the High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme.
The programme is intended to attract high quality graduates and career changers who might not otherwise have considered teaching or working in disadvantaged schools into teaching and place them in schools serving low income communities with high numbers of disadvantaged and low attaining pupils (‘Eligible Schools’). Programme participants will be employed to fill vacancies, undertake employment-based initial teacher training (ITT) and contribute to the Eligible Schools’ overall improvement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
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:
2020/S 025-058092
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Teach First
London
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:
: 36 886 087.54
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If any clarification 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 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 authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If a contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the voluntary 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
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2020