Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: maths.programme@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Advanced Mathematics Support Programme Post 16 (AMSP)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP) aims to deliver high quality teacher professional development (CPD) and focused support and enrichment for students and institutions across AS/A level Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Core Maths to improve participation and provision in level 3 mathematics.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 472 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80200000
80300000
80400000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP) aims to deliver high quality teacher professional development (CPD) and focused support and enrichment for students and institutions across AS/A level Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Core Maths to improve participation and provision in level 3 mathematics.
Our aim is that every child, no matter what challenges they face, should have access to an excellent education that prepares them for life in the modern world.
DfE Priorities
The Department has outlined the following priority outcomes for delivery:
Providing the best start in life: high-quality early education and childcare to raise standards and help parents to work;
Levelling up education standards: so that children and young people in all areas of the country are prepared with the knowledge, skills and qualifications they need;
Driving economic growth: improve the skills pipeline and support people to work; and
Support for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable: to ensure no one is left behind.
Our post-16 investment opportunities centre on levelling up education standards by driving up the quality of teaching for all and driving economic growth through increasing the number of people with higher-level STEM skills in the employment pipeline.
The new contract beginning on 1st July 2022 will continue to deliver the aims of the AMSP and will run for two years. DfE, at its sole discretion, has an option to extend until 31 July 2025. in multiples of its choice. Any such extension will be subject to the relevant DfE approvals and notifications.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 25
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:
2021/S 000-030450
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: con_13837
Title: Advanced Maths Support Programme Post 16 (AMSP)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI)
Trowbridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 030 456.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
HIgh Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/07/2022