Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
MacLaurin Building, 4 Bishops Square
Hatfield
AL10 8NE
UK
E-mail: procurement-professionalservices@herts.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herts.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
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
Assessment Centre Experience (ACE)
Reference number: 24004
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79952000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of the Assessment Centre Experience (ACE). It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded 15th April 2024 and will run from the 1st of May 2024 for three (3) years until 30th April 2027. At the end of the first three years the University will have an option to extend for a further year. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. The contract duration is a maximum of four years. All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. All other information is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
540 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79952000
79952100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
University of Hertfordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of the Assessment Centre Experience (ACE) event for students
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical evaluation
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
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:
2024/S 000-006222
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Assessment Centre Experience
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gradcore
The Copper Rooms Trinity Way
Salford
M3 7BG
UK
NUTS: UKD33
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:
: 467 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
Hatfield
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/06/2024