Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herts for Learning Ltd
Postal Point SROB201 Robertson House, Six Hills Way
Stevenage
SG1 2FQ
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Group
Telephone: +44 1992588668
E-mail: helen.brucehoy@hertfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyhertfordshire.uk
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
HCC 10/19 — Provision of Supply Teacher Framework for Herts for Learning
Reference number: HFL0100
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is an award notice and this opportunity is now closed. Herts for Learning have established a call-off framework of preferred suppliers to be used by all Herts for Learning client schools and settings to provide suitably qualified, compliant staffing solutions on short notice. Contractors were required to provide an REC Audited Education Certificate or APSCO Compliance + accreditation. Please note: the value entered in V.2.4 is for the complete framework agreement. As this is a framework agreement there is no guarantee of spend.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79620000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Herts for Learning is currently out to procurement for the provision of a call-off framework of preferred suppliers to be used by all Herts for Learning client schools and settings to provide suitably qualified, compliant staffing solutions on short notice. Contractors must provide an REC audited education certificate or APSCO Compliance + accreditation contractors must be able to provide supply staff to schools in at least 2 districts of Hertfordshire within 1 hour or agreed placement or before the start of the school day. The framework will be set up for a period of 4 years and it is envisaged that the preferred supplier list will consist of a maximum of 4-6 contractors which will provide collective geographical coverage for the whole county. The estimated total value of the framework agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice the framework agreement will be awarded for a term of 4 years. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant framework agreement and Herts for Learning will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established framework agreement. Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the services provided, any framework agreement formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60 %
Cost criterion: Price criteria
/ Weighting: 40 %
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2019/S 208-507922
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: HfL0100
Title: Provision of Supply Teacher Framework for Herts for Learning
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Engage Partners Ltd
Meridien House, 69-71 Clarendon Road, Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1DS
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Moore Teachers Ltd
31 Western Road, Nazing,
Essex
EN9 2QH
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Randstad Public Services
450 Capability Green, Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3LU
UK
NUTS: UKH25
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Step Teachers Ltd
2 Mountview Court, 310 Friern Barnet Lane
London
N20 0LD
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Herts for Learning Ltd
Postal Point SROB201 Robertson House, Six Hills Way
Stevenage
SG1 2FQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1992588668
E-mail: helen.brucehoy@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/02/2020