Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire County Council
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
UK
Contact person: procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1905844896
E-mail: droe@worcestershire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://worcestershire.gov.uk/tendering
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Education and Skills Funding Agency Study Programmes and Study Programme Traineeships for Young Adults aged 16-19 years
Reference number: WCC 00002741
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Worcestershire County Council has a prime provider relationship with the Education and Skills Funding Agency for the delivery of 16-19 Education as Study Programmes and Study Programme Traineeships. The contract is managed within Learning Services Worcestershire and branded as Young Adult Learning.The activity forms part of the council’s response to the statutory duty to secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all young people aged 16-19, and for those aged 19-24 who have a learning difficulty assessment (Education and Health Care Plan), as part of the Raising the Participation Age responsibility (as set out in the 2008 Education and Skills Act). The programme’s specific area of focus is in providing specialised, targeted programmes for those aged 16-19 who are disengaged, or at greatest risk of disengaging. Learners aged 19-24 are also embraced into the provision if it is found to be the most appropriate option for their identified, individual needs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Education and Skills Funding Agency Study Programmes and Study Programme Traineeships for Young Adults aged 16-19 years
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Restricted 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:
2022/S 000-011737
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: WCC2024 2009
Title: Vocational Study Programme/traineeships June 2023
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Workpays Limited
Chesterfield
UK
NUTS: UKG12
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:
: 67 000.00
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 Wales and Northern Ireland
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/03/2024