Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
GM Business Support Ltd
Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater St.
Manchester
M1 5JW
UK
Telephone: +44 1612374044
E-mail: nick.batty@growthco.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Private company running publicly funded projects
I.5) Main activity
Other: Support to local businesses via public funded projects
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Executive Development Programme 2
Reference number: T19002
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79411100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
GC Business Growth Hub (the Hub) wishes to appoint service providers to enter into a framework contract for the delivery of leadership development to owners, directors and senior leaders that will develop their skills, knowledge and expertise to enable growth within their business.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80532000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The programme will target businesses that employ twenty or more staff and have the capacity to create jobs and increase turnover/sales.
For those businesses with less than 10 staff, individual business cases may be put forward if they have high growth potential for them to be considered for the programme.
The successful suppliers will be expected to deliver high quality training/development across Greater Manchester. These suppliers will form part of a framework of providers and will be called-off by the Hub to work with named executives from eligible businesses.
For each commission, suppliers will be required to design and deliver 18 hours of intensive support on specific leadership areas. All 18 hours of delivery must be face to face regardless of delivery style chosen. The support must
be able to be delivered either entirely on a one to one basis, a blend of one to one and internal group of executives or a blend of one to one and external group of mixed business executives, and be flexible and tailored to meet the specific needs of an individual business.
Each 18 hours of support per individual business is paid at a maximum of 1 500 GBP exc. VAT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
14/08/2019
End:
31/12/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for a futher 12 months.
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:
Yes
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
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 with several operators.
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:
18/07/2019
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/07/2019
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
GM Business Support Ltd
Manchester
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
GM Business Support Ltd
Manchester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/06/2019