Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Astrea Academy Trust
28 Leman Street
London
E1 8ER
UK
Contact person: Carl Bingham
Telephone: +44 1144783830
E-mail: carl.bingham@astreaacademytrust.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://astreaacademytrust.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://astreaacademytrust.org
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://astreaacademytrust.org/supply-tender-2018/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://astreaacademytrust.org/supply-tender-2018/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Multi Academy Trust (Exempt Charity)
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Astrea Academy Trust: One external provider for the provision of Supply Staff
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
One year exclusive agreement between Astrea Academy Trust and one external provider for the provision of external supply staff in Astrea academies.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1) Access to the appropriate volume of registered teaching professionals to meet the demand of 22 academies (up to potentially 27 by Jan 2019) offset by a core group of up to 20 supernova teachers;
2) Geographically available qualified teaching supply staff on a day to day basis for the Doncaster, Barnsley, Sheffield, and Cambridgeshire regions. For details on Astrea academies please visit www.astreaacademytrust.org;
3) Demonstrable quality of supply teachers. Astrea demands only the highest quality teachers;
4) Dedicated capacity and resource to ensure a proficient and timely service to Astrea;
5) To operate the partnership on a fixed term, fixed fee basis.
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
Duration in months: 12
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.1.2) 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
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Reserved for organisations that can provide Education professionals in a school / academy setting.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/08/2018
Local time: 17:00
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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/09/2018
Local time: 08:00
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
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Astrea Academy Trust will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2018