Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
FASST
Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
UK
Contact person: Apprenticeship Procurement Team
E-mail: RoATP@sfa.bis.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/skills-funding-agency
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://fasst.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://fasst.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Apprenticeship training delivery for employers not using the digital account.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are inviting application from organisations to deliver apprenticeship training for employers not using the digital account.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
Main site or place of performance:
England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) is an application and selection process that leads to a list of successful providers. This is the second opening of the RoATP which enables organisations not currently listed an opportunity to get on to the RoATP. The RoATP serves 2 purposes:
1. Enables the SFA to procure apprenticeship training delivery for employers not using the digital account if it chooses to do so. This would be initiated by an Invitation to Tender.
2. Enable employers that pay Apprenticeship Levy to engage with training providers to deliver apprenticeship training. Some employers may be public sector organisations and will use the register of apprenticeship training providers for their subsequent procurement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 15
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to further budget availability and performance.
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:
No
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.1.8) 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:
07/04/2017
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/04/2017
Local time: 17:00
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
Skills Funding Agency
Coventry
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
You should note that there is no separate right of appeal against the award decisions made. However if you consider that the SFA has not followed the published process or the decision made is unreasonable, you are able to make a complaint under the SFA's complaints procedure which can be accessed at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/skills-funding-agency/about/complaints-procedure
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/03/2017