Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
Floor 3, County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
Contact person: Claire Dawson
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
Framework Agreement for Tutors to Children and Young People
Reference number: NCCT41609
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council has procured an open Framework Agreement with a range of providers to deliver 1:1 personal tuition and on-line tutorial services to children and young people aged 5-18 (up to 25 for pupils with EHC plans).
This is a light touch regime Framework Agreement being let under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), under which the Council has flexibility regarding the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services, which includes these services. In this instance, the Council has established a Framework Agreement with multiple suppliers that will set out the terms and conditions for buying specific services. The Framework Agreement differs from those let under the non-light touch regime in that the Council, exercising its flexibility, will keep the framework open for new applicants. It is the Council’s intention that new providers will be able to apply to join the framework on an open basis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Face to Face Tuition
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80100000
80200000
80300000
80210000
80212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH16
UKH17
UKH15
UKH1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the framework and this lot is to assist us in meeting our duties as outlined below:
— Section 19 Education Act 1996: to deliver full time education to pupils of statutory school age who due to exclusion, illness or other reason may not receive full time education,
— Section 61 Children and Families Act: a local authority may arrange for any special educational provision it has decided us necessary for a child or young person for whom it is responsible to be made otherwise than in a school or post 16 institution,
— To secure sufficient suitable education and training provision and enable the participation in education and training of 16-18 year olds (up to 25 for those with EHC plans).
Such children may have a range of barriers to learning, have special educational needs and/or be looked after.
It is expected delivery will be mostly within Norfolk, although there may be a need in other local authority areas. On occasion there will be a requirement to support students already in school either where there might be risk of exclusion or where they need additional tutoring to support learning where there may have been gaps in their education or where they are awaiting a school place having moved placement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and standards
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Monitoring of tutors
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Staffing
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Safeguarding
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Business continuity
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The majority of the contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement are expected to be for up to 1 academic term, in exceptional circumstances and to ensure continuity of delivery, contracts awarded under the framework may have a maximum total duration of up to 2 years.
The value of the contract is the anticipated whole-term value of all contracts that may be awarded under this framework.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Online Tutoring
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80100000
80200000
80300000
80210000
80212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the framework and this lot is to assist us in meeting our duties as outlined below:
— Section 19 Education Act 1996: to deliver full time education to pupils of statutory school age who due to exclusion, illness or other reason may not receive full time education,
— Section 61 Children and Families Act: a local authority may arrange for any special educational provision it has decided us necessary for a child or young person for whom it is responsible to be made otherwise than in a school or post 16 institution,
— To secure sufficient suitable education and training provision and enable the participation in education and training of 16-18 year olds (up to 25 for those with EHC plans).
Such children may have a range of barriers to learning, have special educational needs and/or be looked after.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and standards
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Monitoring of tutors
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Staffing
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Safeguarding
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Business continuity
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The majority of the contracts awarded under the framework are expected to be for up to 1 academic term, in exceptional circumstances and to ensure continuity of delivery, contracts awarded under the framework may have a maximum total duration of up to 2 years.
The value of the contract is the anticipated whole-term value of all contracts that may be awarded under this framework.
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:
2019/S 049-112648
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: NCCT41609
Title: Face to Face Tutition
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
1st Staff Ltd
Epping
UK
NUTS: UKH35
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The National Teaching and Advisory Service Ltd
Wilmslow
UK
NUTS: UKD62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Winchmore Tutors
Marlow
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CF Social Work Ltd
Ipswich
UK
NUTS: UKH14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: NCCT41609
Title: Online Tutoring
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Academy21 Ltd
Crickhowell
UK
NUTS: UKL24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tute Education Ltd
Wrexham
UK
NUTS: UKL23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The E-Learning Service Ltd
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Martineau Lane, Norwich
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2019