Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, 146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Salford
M27 8US
UK
Contact person: Mrs Suzanne McCormack
Telephone: +44 1616083576
E-mail: mccormacks@manchesterfire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
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
Greater Manchester Self-Employment Pilot (SEP)
Reference number: DN420592
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have been awarded funding from the Department of Education (DfE) to commission a test and pilot to support a minimum of 2,000 Greater Manchester self-employed residents.
The main aim of the self-employment pilot is to understand which interventions work best to attract and engage those who are already self-employed and identify the most effective support to help them sustain and grow their business.
GMCA want to ensure that priority access is given to GM residents on low income where self-employment is their primary source of income, or GM residents who are working in the gig economy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Open OJEU Procurement exercise to select a supplier for the provision of a self-employment pilot to commission a test and learn pilot to support a minimum of 2 000 Greater Manchester self-employed residents.
The contract duration is 29 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical capacity
/ Weighting: 85
Quality criterion: Interview
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Completion of a financial template and supporting rationale to support the expenditure (revenue) costs presented in the financial template
/ 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 145-357333
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN420592 - GMCA154
Title: Greater Manchester Self-Employment Pilot
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Growth Company Ltd
02443911
Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street
Greater Manchester
M1 5JW
UK
Telephone: +44 7782266807
E-mail: Colin.geering@growthco.uk
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, 146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Salford
M27 8US
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved 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). Any such action must be brought promptly. 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 the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages and/or shorten or order the contract ineffective.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/11/2019