Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
UK
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2072116000
E-mail: commercial@culture.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/dcms
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
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cyber Security Apprenticeships for Critical Sectors — Recruitment Provider.
Reference number: 100726
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DCMS is seeking a recruitment provider, suitably experienced in Cyber Security recruitment, in order to fulfil the requirement to recruit apprentices into the cyber security profession for the target sectors. To deliver end-to-end recruitment, including assessment, associated marketing to potential applicants and on-boarding of the cyber security apprentices.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 295 250.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79635000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a recruitment provider, suitably experienced in Cyber Security recruitment, in order to fulfil the requirement to recruit apprentices into the cyber security profession for the target sectors. This invitation to tender is for services to: —Deliver end-to-end recruitment, including assessment, associated marketing to potential applicants and on-boarding of the cyber security apprentices. The apprentices will be recruited to be employed in the energy and transport sectors, and will be trained under the Cyber Security Level 4 Apprenticeship Standards — Cyber Security Technologist (including both Cyber Security Technologist and Cyber Risk Analyst specialisms) and Cyber Intrusion Analyst, as set out in the published standards and accompanying Occupational Briefs and Assessment Plans.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Case study 1
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Skills, expertise and capacity
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Understanding of the cyber security sector
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Pricing
/ 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:
2016/S 215-391601
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 100726
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/01/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QA Limited
Rath House, 55-65 Uxbridge Road
Slough
SL1 1SG
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:
: 1 295 250.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=241417838
GO Reference: GO-2017223-PRO-9665249.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2072116000
E-mail: commercial@culture.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2017