Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
E-mail: Andrewkerr@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
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
NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement
Reference number: NAC-5154
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North Ayrshire Council is seeking to procure a single supplier to provide a schoolwork experience & employer engagement programme. The current contract ended on 30/06/2023. The new contract is anticipated to start on 01/10/2023 for a period of one year with up to thirty-six month extension available until 30/09/2027.
Tenderers must agree to accept NAC Terms and Conditions 2 (NAC TC2) Conditions of Contract for the Purchase of Services, NAC-5154 Exit terms and conditions an NAC-5154 Special Terms and Conditions and the contract will be let on these terms.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
199 992.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Ayrshire Council require a supplier to administer the Work Experience programme for all schools in North Ayrshire. This includes identifying placements, employer engagement to support placements and liaising with schools to support pupils. The contract is required to support the delivery of workplace experience placements to young people in line with the Careers Education Standard. There is an existing database of employers on an operational database (WorkIT) which NAC own, but the prospective supplier will maintain on our behalf schools’ access to source & book placements.
The database requires constant refresh and evaluation. This will require the supplier to work with employers to widen the range of business sectors offering placements to ensure that young people who have a clear set of career aspirations are able to have meaningful exposure to the demands of their chosen field. Local and national labour market intelligence will help to inform this.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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:
2023/S 000-022623
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/11/2023
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
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce
Suite 1005 , Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
Prestwick
KA9 2PL
UK
NUTS: UKM93
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 199 992.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:
Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.
Requires additional contract management resource which is not available.
Quality Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
Health and Safety Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement
(Scotland) Regulations 2016
(SC Ref:752579)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
UK
Telephone: +44 1563550024
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2023