Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
capitalEsourcing
.
London
.
UK
E-mail: pkhan@westminster.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.westminster.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
WAES Referral Agent for Learning Programmes
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80420000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The scope of this procurement is to identify a provider who can market Westminster Adult Education Services Level 2 and Level 3 Distance Learning courses across the GLA region and Non-Devolved EFSA regions. The agent will be required to conduct initial assessment and obtain credible evidence on potential learners and support eligible learners with enrolment via WAES website.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
377 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
1 068 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The proposed contract arrangement is for a single referral agent who has the appropriate expertise to market to, recruit, conduct initial assessments, induct, and refer learners undertaking level 2 and 3 qualifications in Childcare, Health and Social Care, Business and Digital. Targets would be set out annually based of the GLA an ESFA funding allocations for the academic year. We also sought proposals from agents that can also support the Free Courses for Jobs Curriculum.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80%
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20%
Price
/ Weighting:
80/20
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.1.8) 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:
2024/S 000-020620
Section V: Award of contract
Title: WAES Referral Agent for Learning Programmes
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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
Free Courses UK
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 377 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Any variation to this contract will be treated inline with the contract variation clauses and reference to PCR (2015) regulation 72 may apply. Where the authority seeks to rely on regulation 72, it will seek legal advice from its internal team of solicitors and principle of change control will apply in effecting any change to the agreed contract. The contract will be delivered as a 3 year contract with break clauses after year 1 and 2.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/02/2025