Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Combined Authority
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
UK
Telephone: +44 3453036760
E-mail: Procurement.Team@wmca.org.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wmca.org.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
Adult Education Budget (AEB) 2 Service Contract
Reference number: 02336-2020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
WMCA is establishing a suite of adult education budget service contracts through this procurement exercise, with a total estimated value of up to GBP 4 000 000 for the initial 15-month period. It is WMCA’s intention that contracts awarded will initially be awarded for 15 months (academic year 2019 to 2020), with an option to extend for a further year up to July 2022. The value of the contract extension is still to be confirmed and therefore the estimated total value set out within this notice is an estimate only.
Lot structure:
WMCA has split this procurement activity into three lots:
Lot 4: Support for those in Employment;
Lot 5: Birmingham Commonwealth Games;
Lot 6: Coventry City of Culture.
Bidders can submit proposals for as many lots as they wish. For completeness, it should be noted that the lots in this tender opportunity are listed from 4-6. The reason for the lot numbering is to follow on from the award of lots 1-3 from the first AEB tender round that was undertaken in 2019.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: Lot 4
II.2.1) Title
Support for those in Employment
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 includes:
— focus on new learning to support career progression;
— a flexible adult offer to enable those who seek to re-train and up-skill;
— particular focus but not exclusive to those in low-paid, low-skilled and insecure jobs;
— Level 2, 3 and 4;
— funding subsidies available to support L 3 and L 4;
— pre-apprenticeship provision that supports uptake of apprenticeships
Estimated value up to GBP 2 500 000 for initial 15-month contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Lot No: Lot 5
II.2.1) Title
Birmingham Commonwealth Games
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 5 includes:
— particular focus on young people aged between 19 and 30 and unemployed adults aged 30+ through level 3 provision;
— technical skills at level 3 supporting event management, digital marketing, hospitality, sports coaching and team leading.
Estimated value up to GBP 1 000 000 for the initial 15-month contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Lot No: Lot 6
II.2.1) Title
Coventry City of Culture
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Focus on creative, digital and tourism to prepare those individuals not working in the city least likely to have the skills, confidence or access to the programmes the city of culture trust, will be running (including volunteering, apprenticeships and events-based jobs). The development delivered through these programmes should move individual to the point where they are able to access and compete for opportunities created as a result of the City of Culture.
One of the potential outcomes that individuals may be prepared to access is the ‘city hosts’ programme — a crew of 5 000 individuals trained to provide the best possible welcome to the city for visitors. This, alongside apprenticeships and events related jobs in hospitality, production, sales, customer service, event management, security and tourism sectors are the type of opportunities that people should be supported to access.
Estimated value up to GBP 500 000 for the initial 15-month contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 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:
2020/S 027-063408
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 4
Title: Support for those in Employment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 44
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Waltham International College
Essex
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 790 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 5
Title: Birmingham Commonwealth Games
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 29
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Babington Business College Ltd
Derby
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 6
Title: Coventry City of Culture
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PET-Xi Training Ltd
Coventry
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Midlands Combined Authority
Birmingham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/06/2020