Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Rutland County Council
Catmos House
Oakham
LE15 6HP
UK
Contact person: Mr Paul Large Welland Procurement pp Rutland County Council
Telephone: +44 7769918574
E-mail: plarge@melton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.rutland.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Rutland Adult and Community Learning Service
Reference number: DN650047
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Rutland Adult and Community Learning Service as specified.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Requirement?
The Council require a suitably qualified and experienced provider to provide the Rutland Adult & Community Learning Service as specified.
Contract Price?
Please note, funding for this Service is allocated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Therefore, the contract 'Price' will not be competed for. Rather, bidders must agree to accept the allocated funding for the service. Currently, the anticipated funding for the Service for the academic year 2023/24 will be £99k pa
Minimum requirements?
Potential providers must have a turnover of at least twice the annual contract value i.e., £99k x 2 = £198k
Potential providers must possess an OFSTED rating of at least level 2
Award Criteria?
Award of contract will be based solely on the published Quality criteria.
TUPE?
TUPE applies to this contract and TUPE staffing information will be released to bidders on receipt of a signed Confidentiality Agreement (and the CA will be one of tender documents published on the EastMIdsTenders portal)
Timetable?
The deadline for bids is noon 20th Feb, an award decision is anticipated by early April and the new contract will commence 1st August 2023.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2023
End:
31/07/2026
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two x 12 month extensions
This makes the maximum potential term of the contract 3 + 1 +1 = 5 years
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:
No
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/02/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/02/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Rutland County Council
Catmos House
Oakham
LE15 6HP
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.rutland.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/01/2023