Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the West of Scotland
High Street
Paisley
PA1 2BE
UK
Telephone: +44 1418483647
E-mail: procurement@uws.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.uws.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00473
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UWS London Campus — Provision of Student Recruitment Services and Campus Infrastructure
Reference number: UWS/2019/030
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of education services to UWS London including student recruitment services and campus infrastructure.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lots A and lots B.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot A — Recruitment Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To achieve the numbers and quality of students set out in UWS targets for London. This lot may be fulfilled through a variety of recruitment channels including direct marketing, agent network, or provision of a pathway service to attract a broader range of students into both undergraduate and postgraduate provision.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Expertise
/ Weighting: 35 %
Quality criterion: Output
/ Weighting: 35 %
Cost criterion: Cost and value for money
/ Weighting: 30 %
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Up to a further 60 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As per the "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation – Invitation to Participate" document.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot B — Campus Infrastructure
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To supply under lease arrangement an appropriate campus building and infrastructure on a turn-key basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Expertise
/ Weighting: 35 %
Quality criterion: Quality of output
/ Weighting: 35 %
Cost criterion: Cost and value for money
/ Weighting: 30 %
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Up to a further 60 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As stated in the "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation – Invitation to Participate" document.
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As detailed in the procurement documentation.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Applicants must submit their proposed Financial Model for delivering the services. Applicants must submit supporting evidence for their current and planned financial viability in terms of delivering the service on the basis of their proposed financial model.
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:
As detailed in the procurement documentation.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed in the procurement documentation.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
To ensure continuity of teaching facilities, educational services and engagement with income streams from potential students given the complexity of changing the delivery model, UWS requires to tender and negotiate an appropriate delivery model within a very short window of opportunity.
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
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:
09/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
16/07/2019
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2024.
VI.3) Additional information
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=588531.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
To be developed as part of the negotiation stage.
(SC Ref: 588531)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of the West of Scotland
High Street
Paisley
PA1 2BE
UK
Telephone: +44 1418483647
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.uws.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2019