Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northampton College
10007011
Booth Lane
NORTHAMPTON
NN33RF
UK
E-mail: tenders@northamptoncollege.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/documents/about-us/governance-and-management/176-invitation-to-tender-northampton-college-adult-education-budget/file
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/about-us/governance-and-management
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
Northampton College - AEB Subcontracting
Reference number: NC-JW-05/2324
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
1.3 Northampton College is inviting providers to tender to deliver full qualifications at a variety of levels. Partnership tenders should complement our subcontracting policy, with the aim of adding strategic value to existing college provision and enhancing the quality, range and geographical coverage of the College's Adult Education Budget provision.
The College's priority for sub-contracting is to enhance opportunities and access for learners through maintaining distance learning provision for adult students at scale, thus enabling learners who may not otherwise be able to access college or funded provision to do so.
Within our subcontracting portfolio, the curriculum priority will continue to be Health and Care, where many learners wish to enhance their portfolio of skills flexibly through distance learning. In addition, the College will continue to supplement our on-site Digital curriculum offer and is open to the potential to develop an online offer designed to train students in green technologies.
All the provision must be delivered in the 2023/24 funding year; there is currently no scope to carry forward funding. All the learning aims and learners must be eligible for Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) Adult Education Budget (AEB) funding in 2023/24.
Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must have an active UKPRN and must have a track record of successful sub-contract delivery of qualifications.
The training must be delivered in full by the contracted training provider, i.e. only one level of sub-contracting is permitted and no second level subcontracting is permitted.
The Subcontractor, if awarded the contract, will be responsible for the recruitment of all learners, the delivery of training, the premises and resources required to deliver the training, awarding body accreditation and associated fees.
The quality of provision and subcontractor financial health will be paramount as the College will retain responsibility to ESFA and OFSTED for programme quality. Financial health and inspection outcomes will form important parts of the assessment process.
The estimated contract value reflects the funding value of learning to be delivered and will be subject to a management fee which will not usually exceed 20%.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The gross contract value is up to £700,000, over the period from contract award to 31 July 2024.
The only provision fundable under this agreement will be those qualifications/programmes eligible for funding under the College funding contracts for Adult Education Budget, compatible with the College's curriculum strategy.
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:
01/03/2024
End:
31/07/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
• Have an active UKPRN.
• Have a track record of successful delivery, as a Subcontractor, of the qualifications included in its delivery proposal, with the proven capacity to deliver a minimum contract value of £500,000.
• Be financially stable with a proven track record of good financial performance and a history and status which complies with ESFA expectations for subcontracting.
• Have an Ofsted rating of 'Good' or better based on its most recent full Ofsted inspection as a registered provider.
Plus other criteria as set out in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
26/01/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 2 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/01/2024
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northampton College
Booth Lane
Northampton
NN3 3RF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2024