Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall, West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
UK
Contact person: Mr Joe Sardone
Telephone: +44 1159773136
E-mail: joe.sardone@nottscc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
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
Community Learning Framework 2020
Reference number: DN466365
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking organisations who:
• are able to provide high quality community learning to adults over the age of 19 in Nottinghamshire. This provision should primarily be courses that Inspire Learning is unable to deliver themselves;
• if subject to Ofsted inspections, their most recent inspection was graded good (grade 2) or better; and
• are not currently subject to an ESFA notice to improve linked to their financial performance;
• directly deliver services. Sub-contracting is not allowed.
Providers are invited to tender for contracts for the following community learning provision:
1) Employability;
2) Health and Wellbeing;
3) Family Learning;
4) Discrete provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
The budget for awards for all organisations is GBP 500 000. Budget is based on year 1 anticipated funding. Overall funding is agreed on an annual basis and depends on the ESFA grant.
Framework providers may submit proposals for courses in one or more lots. If a provider’s pricing proposal is accepted, it may not be accepted in full, however the minimum allocation to a provider will not be less than GBP 10 000 or exceed a GBP 100 000 maximum.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
1) Employability
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) receives an annual grant from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to fund Community and Family Learning for adults aged 19+ in Nottinghamshire. The Council uses this Grant to ensure that local people have access to a range of flexible learning opportunities that contribute to their personal, social, educational and economic development. The vast majority of provision is delivered directly to the public via the Council’s Contract with Inspire Learning. In addition to the contract to deliver direct services, inspire learning are also contracted to coordinate and manage supplementary contractors that deliver specialist provision that they do not deliver themselves.
The framework will be periodically re-opened for new providers to apply. This will be on an annual basis to coincide with the annual allocation of contracts.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This will be established with an initial duration of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 1-year extensions.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
2) Health and Wellbeing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
2) health and wellbeing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This will be established with an initial duration of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 1-year extensions.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
3) Family Learning
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
3) family learning.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This will be established with an initial duration of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 1-year extensions.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
4) Discrete Provision for Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
4) Discrete provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This will be established with an initial duration of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 1-year extensions.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 059-142842
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
15/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 19
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Life Education Centre Nottinghamshire
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Get Wise
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Academy Transformation Trust
Sutton-in-Ashfield
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NG:She Community Interest Company
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Workers' Educational Association
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reach Learning Disability
Southwell
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Personal Learning Consultancy
Hucknall
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Green Scene Forest School (Outdoor Environmental Education Service)
Annesley
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
30 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/07/2020