Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services)
1 Abbey Wood Road
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK
Telephone: +44 8081685808
E-mail: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Supply of Education Services
Reference number: Y25001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Framework Agreement is open to all public sector organisations, Services may include
but not be limited to the list below
•Advisory Services
•Clerking Services
•Education Consultancy
•Equality and Inclusion
•Financial Management
•General Information, Guidance and Support
•Governance Consultancy Services
•Governor Services
•Professional Development
•Pupil Skills and Development
•Recruitment Services
•Safeguarding Support and Advice
•School Improvement
•Skills and Employability Support
•Training
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
500 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75121000
80200000
80100000
80210000
80300000
80310000
80400000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Framework Agreement is open to all public sector organisations, Services
may include but not be limited to the list below
•Advisory Services
•Clerking Services
•Education Consultancy
•Equality and Inclusion
•Financial Management
•General Information, Guidance and Support
•Governance Consultancy Services
•Governor Services
•Professional Development
•Pupil Skills and Development
•Recruitment Services
•Safeguarding Support and Advice
•School Improvement
•Skills and Employability Support
•Training
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivering the Framework Agreement
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Delivering the Service and Account Management
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Standards, Regulations and Policies
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a Framework agreement is fully accessible to the all Public Sector Bodies as
identified in the Public Contract Regulations. Further information is contained within the ITT and/or available on
request
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:
2024/S 000-019332
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
12/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
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: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Limited
02299747
65 Gresham Street
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Place Group Limited
04395705
The Regent, Chapel Street, Penzance
Cornwall
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Juniper Education Services Limited
12004688
Boundary House, 4 County Place, Chelmsford
Essex
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edseco Limited Trading as The Education People
10970974
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling
Kent
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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
500 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=907185280
GO Reference: GO-2024124-PRO-28759950
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)
1 Abbey Wood Road
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK
Telephone: +44 8081685808
E-mail: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.commercialservices.org.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Commercial Services
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK
E-mail: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.commercialservices.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2024