Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2037408280
E-mail: tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28768
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supporting Technical Teachers to Prepare for T Level Delivery through Regional Knowledge Hubs
Reference number: SD 18/19.20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contracts have been awarded for the T level professional development support: strand 4 knowledge hubs invitation to tender.
The technical education reforms are a systemic change and an opportunity to create opportunities for learners to thrive in a competitive labour market by developing the skills that are valued by employers.
The reforms have created a technical education option that sits alongside the academic option (e.g. A levels) for post-16 learners. Under the technical option, occupations with shared training requirements have been grouped together into 15 technical education routes. New level 3 classroom-based technical study programmes – T levels – have been created for each occupation or cluster of occupations within a route (referred to as pathways).
This tender was for strand 4 of the T level professional development offer. The focus of this work provides support for technical teachers, trainers, middle managers and leaders to embed learning and maximise the impact of CPD delivered in Strands 2, 3 and 5 of the T level professional development offer.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 689 984.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80210000
80400000
80500000
80510000
80530000
80531200
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contracts have been awarded to support technical teachers to prepare for T level delivery through regional knowledge hub activity. The short term aim of this work supports technical teachers, trainers, middle managers and leaders to embed learning from strands 2, 3 and 5 of the T level professional development offer through regional networks and route, pathway and subject specialist workshops and additionally collaboratively activities, working closely with industry experts and professional bodies.
The longer term intended impact is that young people undertaking T levels develop the knowledge, skills, behaviours and competencies required, and understand how they are applied in the occupation they want to progress into.
Strand 4 work is being delivered in 3 work streams, split in to 2 phases:
Work stream 1: regional networks and route, pathway and subject specific knowledge hub activities
Phase 1: scoping, development and establishment of knowledge hubs;
Phase 2: delivery of knowledge hubs.
Work stream 2: Teacher regional improvement projects (TRIPs)
Phase 1: scoping and development for collaborative projects;
Phase 2: management and facilitation of collaborative projects.
Work stream 3: Sharing effective practice
This tender was for work streams 1 and 2 only. A separate tender was issued for work stream 3.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project impact and outcomes
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Approach and methodology
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Capability, capacity and skills
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Communications, recruitment and dissemination
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Equality and diversity
/ Weighting: 4
Cost criterion: Price and added value
/ Weighting: 3
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:
2018/S 243-555803
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
02/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creative Education
4 Avon Path
South Croydon
CR2 6AX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Skills and Education Group
Robins Wood House, Robins Wood Road
Aspley Nottingham
NG8 3NH
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Association of Colleges
2-5 Stedham Place
London
WC1A 1HU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 689 984.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:218803)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2020