Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Humber Learning Consortium
Not Applicable
63-71 Anlaby Road
Kingston upon Hull
HU3 2LL
UK
Contact person: Vicky Holbeck
Telephone: +44 1482327438
E-mail: Vicky.Holbeck@hlc-vol.org
NUTS: UKE11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hlc-vol.org
Address of the buyer profile: www.hlc-vol.org
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.hlc-vol.org/get-involved/tendering-opportunities/this-ability-1
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the following address:
Humber Learning Consortium
63-71 Anlaby Road
Kingston Upon Hull
HU3 2LL
UK
Contact person: Karen McCallister
Telephone: +44 1482327438
E-mail: this-ability@hlc-vol.org
NUTS: UKE11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hlc-vol.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
This Ability “World of Work” Employability Passport
Reference number: Not Applicable
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80570000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Humber learning consortium are working with the big lottery fund to deliver the “This Ability" project in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. The project is targeted at Unemployed or Inactive 18 to 29 year olds with a disability, learning disability/difficulty or long term health condition. There are 3 stages to the support available, and tenderers are expected to deliver Stage 2: “World of Work", which is a formal training programme to ensure participants complete and achieve an employability passport within 6 dedicated occupational sectors. Occupational sectors to be defined by the tenderer, and they will also be expected to support the participant into sustainable employment.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE11
UKE12
Main site or place of performance:
Kingston Upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. Geography of the project may be extended subject to Big Lottery funding and agreement.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderers will need to deliver an employability passport, called “World of Work", across dedicated occupational areas in which they have extensive experience (we expect to contract for a maximum of 6 occupational areas) to a total of 500 young people aged 18 to 29 years old with a disability, learning disability/difficulty or long term health condition. The aim of the project is to help participants progress into sustainable employment. Tenderers will use HLC's validated employability Passport which incorporates the 7 CBI employability Skills. A total of 1 200 000 GBP is available to deliver the employability passport and depending on the capacity to deliver varied occupationally specific passports, we may contract to 1 tenderer or multiple tenderers. Payment will be made on outputs, starts, achievements and sustained employment to a maximum of 3 000 GBP per participant.
There will be 2 stages to the procurement, completion of a written tender application, and for those that score more than 10 on question 1 and question 2 of the application, they will progress to a scored presentation to a group of young people. Those organisations that do not score a minimum of 10 at question 1 and 2 will not progress to the Pitch, and therefore, will be excluded from the tender exercise at this point. A cumulative score from the tender application and the pitch will determine the successful applicant(s).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
06/05/2019
End:
30/04/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Humber Learning Consortium reserve the right to extend the contract value and geography subject to big lottery funding and agreement. Formal yearly reviews will be conducted. Applicants' renewals will be subject to performance measures, and quality reviews.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
Yes
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The contract will be subject to HLC formal review on a yearly basis.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/03/2019
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/03/2019
Local time: 16:00
Place:
Humber Learning Consortium
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The total value available is 1 200 000 GBP, which is available for a maximum of 6 different occupational sector delivery types. It is expected that there will be multiple contracts for this provision, and precise contract values will relate to the number of occupational areas covered and number of participants supported.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Court of Justices, The Strand, London
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Humber Learning Consortium will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that notification of the award is communicated to tenderers.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2019