Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West College Scotland
Renfrew Road
Paisley
PA3 4DR
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 3006006060
E-mail: procurement@wcs.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.westcollegescotland.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00465
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
The Provision of Online Learning Training Courses
Reference number: WCS20/022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Provision of Online Learning Training Courses contract will include:
assisting the College to source and enrol eligible learners
providing approved online learning resources (with supplementary learning materials where relevant)
providing a Learner Management System to track progress and encourage learners to submit their initial assignment
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80530000
80521000
80531000
80510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The College is looking to appoint a number of service providers to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the Provision of Online Learning Training Courses. This framework contract will include:
-assisting the College to source and enrol eligible learners
-providing approved online learning resources (with supplementary learning materials where relevant)
-providing a Learner Management System to track progress and encourage learners to submit their initial assignment
Service providers are also expected to provide the following services as part of the contract, at no extra cost to the College:
-Promote the College portfolio of online courses to appropriate target audiences
-Source learners from the West Region of Scotland
-Ensure learners are tracked through the College enrolment process
-Engage learners through welcome and introduction activity
-Ensure that learners are inspired to continue beyond the initial learning milestones
-Track learner progress throughout learner journey and liaise with the College
-Liaise with the College on agreed target audiences to ensure planned and effective marketing and promotion campaigns
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-007751
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: WCS20/022
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/06/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Skills Network
Unit 10-16 Benedict Drive, Abbey Court
Selby
YO8 8RY
UK
Telephone: +44 1757210022
Fax: +44 1757210022
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Learning Curve Group Limited
1-10 Dunelm Rise, Durhamgate
Spennymoor
DL16 6FS
UK
Telephone: +44 1388777129
Fax: +44 1388777129
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Service providers who wish to discuss this tender opportunity via an online Teams meeting with the College can request this by emailing procurement@wcs.ac.uk. Please note that deadline for requesting a meeting is Friday 12th March at 12.00 noon. The College will endeavour to hold arrange these meetings for w/c 15th March subject to available resource.
This contract is being tendered as a non-ranked multi service provider framework where the call-offs are made by direct award. This will be decided in the following way:
Within the framework the College will select which service provider to order from, based on an assessment of the particular needs. However, the College will refer to their own financial regulations and internal governance in the first instance and will ensure their selection is based on sound commercial reasons.
(SC Ref:686018)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Paisley Sheriff Court
3 St James Place
Paisley
PA3 2HL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/03/2022