Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Earlsdon Park, 53-55 Butts Rd
Coventry
CV1 3BH
UK
Telephone: +44 2476716830
E-mail: procurement@ofqual.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://ofqual.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29088
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Framework agreement for qualification assessment services
Reference number: OF912
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Assessment and review of qualifications submitted for approval by Awarding Organisations, providing feedback on the suitability of the Qualification. This will include but not be restricted to Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQ)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG33
Main site or place of performance:
Earlsdon Park
53-55 Butts Rd
Coventry
CV1 3BH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This will be a framework agreement for a 2 year initial period, followed by 2 x 12 month optional contract extensions. We are seeking to award contracts to a number of approved suppliers (up to a maximum of 10), for the analysis and review of a number of higher level vocational and technical qualifications submitted by Awarding Qualifications during the contract period, and for the feedback on suitability of the qualification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Method statements
/ 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
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:
2022/S 022-226118
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OF912
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/07/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rebecca Conway (Sole Trader)
408 Buxton Road
Macclesfield
SK11 7EP
UK
Telephone: +44 7732074596
NUTS: UKD62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kate Kelly
12 Scaldlaw Walk
Livingston
EH54 9FU
UK
Telephone: +44 7952035703
NUTS: UKM78
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kath Thomas Consulting
49 Marlborough Road
London
SW19 2HF
UK
Telephone: +44 7722470272
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
K and P Crabtree Consultancy Ltd
Bron y De , Heol y Parc,Pentyrch
Cardiff
CF15 9NB
UK
Telephone: +44 7502225189
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd
Unit 109 Albert Mill, 10 Hulme Hall Road, Castlefield
Manchester
M15 4LY
UK
Telephone: +44 1613882065
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ACER International United Kingdom Limited
13-15 Canfield Place, Company Number 5572704
London
NW6 3BT
UK
Telephone: +44 61392775623
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anne Pinot de Moira
50 Chobham Road, Knaphill
Woking
GU21 2SX
UK
Telephone: +44 7980528058
NUTS: UKJ25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alison Wood
8 Weydon Hill Close
Farnham
GU9 8PA
UK
Telephone: +44 7422940941
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crickcombe Ltd
Branscombe
UK
NUTS: UKK4
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:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Individual assignment specifications will be issued on a call-off basis, and awarded on the basis of supplier experience, capability, availability and price, during the period of the Framework agreement.
(MT Ref:227092)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2022