Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South-East Wales Education Achievement Service
Gateway Building, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7EH
UK
Contact person: Geraint Willington
E-mail: Geraint.willington@sewales.org.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://sewales.org.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Education Achievement Service
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Support Services for the South East Wales Education Achievement Service
Reference number: T.4475
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
You are being invited to submit a tender application to support the business operations of the EAS. This will include all aspects of financial management, investment and financial systems, human resources, and an associate payroll system, safeguarding, internal audit, procurement, health, and safety, legal, ICT system support & maintenance. A key aspect of the contract is to act as banker for any regional education grants relating to school improvement of circa GBP55m per annum. It’s important to note that capacity is now in place for most of these roles so apart from the systems and the key back office work that sits behind its mainly high level advice and guidance on ad hoc basis.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
440 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
66114000
66150000
66151000
66152000
79212100
75112000
79000000
66172000
71317200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
UKL21
Main site or place of performance:
Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
You are being invited to submit a tender application to support the business operations of the EAS. This will include all aspects of financial management, investment and financial systems, human resources, and an associate payroll system, safeguarding, internal audit, procurement, health, and safety, legal, ICT system support & maintenance. A key aspect of the contract is to act as banker for any regional education grants relating to school improvement of circa GBP55m per annum. It’s important to note that capacity is now in place for most of these roles so apart from the systems and the key back office work that sits behind its mainly high level advice and guidance on ad hoc basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
440 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for further periods of 12 months up to a maximum of 24 months in total
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
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 063-118309
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/05/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/05/2022
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Electronically
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh, each application will be treated equally.
(WA Ref:119903)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
South-East Wales Education Achievement Service
Gateway Building, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7EH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/03/2022