Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
10027474
The Town Hall, Ramsden Street
Huddersfield
HD12TA
UK
Contact person: Siraj Mayet
Telephone: +44 1484221000
E-mail: siraj.mayet@kirklees.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kirklees.gov.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
Data and Insight Apprenticeships
Reference number: KMCCW-092
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bids were invited by The Council of the Borough of Kirklees from Suppliers appointed to the YPO Framework - Agreement Ref: 1086 - Apprenticeships and Associated Training, with relevant experience and ability to deliver the KMCCW-092 - Data and Insight Apprenticeship Training, as detailed in the Further Competition documents.
The contract commenced on 21 May 2025 and will expire on 20 May 2027, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods until 20 May 2029.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
411 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bids were invited by The Council of the Borough of Kirklees from Suppliers appointed to the YPO Framework - Agreement Ref: 1086 - Apprenticeships and Associated Training, with relevant experience and ability to deliver the KMCCW-092 - Data and Insight Apprenticeship Training, as detailed in the Further Competition documents.
The contract commenced on 21 May 2025 and will expire on 20 May 2027, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods until 20 May 2029.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 90%
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10%
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
2 x 12 month periods
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
This is a Further Competition from the YPO Framework Agreement Ref: 1086 - Apprenticeships and Associated Training. This Framework falls under the PCR's 2015. The procurement is for an Apprenticeship Programme which falls under the Light Touch Regime. Therefore, a Prior Publication is not legally required as the contract is not under the new PA23 and the value is below the UK threshold.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Multiverse Group Limited
10027474
2 Eastbourne Terrace
London
W2 6LG
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
Lowest offer:
252 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
411 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
N/A
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework), Regulation 87 (Standstill periods) and Chapter 6 (Applications to Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), the contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the Contract is communicated to economic operator(s) to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the award of the Contract to the successful economic operators. Such additional information should be requested from the address at Sections I.1 and I.3 of the Notice above. If an appeal regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) 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). Any such action must be started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or sought to have grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limited for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so, but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the Contract has not been awarded, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If however the Contract has been awarded, the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the Contract to be ineffective.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/05/2025