Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  The Education and Training Foundation
  Third 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
Strategic Learning Partner (via Learning Management System implementation)
            Reference number: IMT 21/22.1
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  72266000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  We are seeking a supplier who will: lead on our digital transformation programme to achieve our desired target state, including LMS at its core; be a strategic learning partner for the ETF who shares a vision and a roadmap for the future; and build an effective minimum viable product (MVP) in early 2023, to enable the ‘as is’ digital estate to consolidate with the expansion of the target state.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Value excluding VAT: 
				1 350 000.00 
				  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    48190000
    72212190
    80000000
    72200000
    72266000
    73220000
    79415200
    72222300
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UK
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Our existing digital estate is not fit for purpose and does not deliver the outputs required by ETF. This is because of inherited/legacy systems and a lack of clear digital strategy and investment. This means that systems performance impacts operations, and represents an increased risk of data breaches, increased reputational risk, and potential negative financial impact caused by an inability to develop systems and new services. We are therefore seeking a supplier who will: lead on our digital transformation programme to achieve our desired target state, including LMS at its core; be a strategic learning partner for the ETF who shares a vision and a roadmap for the future; and build an effective minimum viable product (MVP) in early 2023, to enable the ‘as is’ digital estate to consolidate with the expansion of the target state.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Innovation and partnerships
                    / Weighting: 12%
    
                    Quality criterion: Recorded user journeys
                    / Weighting: 5%
    
                    Quality criterion: Capability, capacity, and skills
                    / Weighting: 10%
    
                    Quality criterion: Equality & diversity and sustainability
                    / Weighting: 5%
    
                    Quality criterion: Added value
                    / Weighting: 4%
    
                    Quality criterion: Requirements
                    / Weighting: 40%
    
                    Quality criterion: Risk log
                    / Weighting: 4%
    
                    Quality criterion: Project plan
                    / Weighting: 5%
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      15%
    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:
  2022/S 000-028234
 
Section V: Award of contract
          Contract No: IMT21/22.1
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/01/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
                Number of tenders received: 10
                Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
                Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
                Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
                Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        No
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
  Thought Industries
  6 Liberty Square #6099
  Boston
  02109
  UK
  
            Telephone: +001 5857483745
  
            NUTS: UK
  The contractor is an SME:
        No
      
 
                V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
              
Total value of the contract/lot: 
					: 1 350 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:228537)
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Public Procurement Review Service
    Cabinet Office
    London
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 3450103503
    
            E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
    Internet address(es)
    
              URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/01/2023