Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Glasgow Kelvin College
123 Flemington St
Glasgow
G21 4TD
UK
Telephone: +44 1416305000
E-mail: alees@glasgowkelvin.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA22362
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Provision of On-Line Recruitment and Learning Services for Glasgow Kelvin College
Reference number: CS-GKC065
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80420000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The College requires a contractor to provide an accredited online digital skills learning package and which can identify and recruit eligible learners onto the programme. The key priorities are the upskilling of workers in low paid employment and developing the digital skills of employees and capacity of business.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
453 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80420000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor shall provide the following services:
— identification of employers in the Glasgow region and beyond which would consider allowing their employees to undertake this digital training,
— identify specific employees and secure their commitment to undertaking the learning programme. The college expects that circa 1 500 learners will be enrolled in an academic year,
— provide awarding body approved on-line distance learning resources which develop digital skills in learners and digital capacity in businesses and include approved assessment materials. These resources should enable learners to attain recognised qualifications and to progress to other related general and/or vocational qualifications,
— an on-line learning resource that shall enable the learner to be able to be complete within 12 weeks and 150 hours and shall be compatible with Glasgow Kelvin College’s Moodle platform.
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
The contractors shall provide the required services for a period of 3 years commencing on the 1.3.2020. There will be 2 additional option periods of 12 months at the sole discretion of the College and subject to the Contractor’s performance.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Most economically advantageous compliant tender.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 213-524125
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
11/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Market Smarter
1st Floor 5-7 Hagley Road
Halesowen
B63 4PU
UK
Telephone: +44 1217523800
NUTS: UKG3
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 450 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:614290)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
APUC
Ingram House 227 Ingram Street
Glasgow
G1 1DA
UK
Telephone: +44 1314428932
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
APUC
as above
Glasgow
G1 1DA
UK
Telephone: +44 1314428932
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Glasgow Kelvin College
https://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/
Glasgow
G21 4TD
UK
Telephone: +44 1416305000
E-mail: alees@glasgowkelvin.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/02/2020