Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City of London Corporation
Po Box 270, Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2076063030
E-mail: joanna.osborne@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2076063030
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Digital Skills Qualifications at Levels 2 and 3
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City invites Quotations for the provision of Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (Levels 2 and 3)
The successful provider will have a successful track record in the delivery of a suite of Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (Levels 2 and 3). They will have existing training resources and arrangements (inclusive but not limited to appropriate staff, pipelines / systems for attracting and onboarding new learners, delivery locations, quality assurance systems, awarding body status, learner portfolio and administrative processes)
The duration and maximum length of the contract is 10 months (end of December 2025).
An initial threshold of £60,000 of delivery (post negotiated management fee deduction) will be agreed. A minimum of £40,000 of this value will be delivered at level 3. Upon achieving the £60,000 delivery target, there may be scope – upon agreement from both parties – to extend the overall contract value to £100,000 (an increase of £40,000).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City invites Quotations for the provision of Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (Levels 2 and 3)
The successful provider will have a successful track record in the delivery of a suite of Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (Levels 2 and 3). They will have existing training resources and arrangements (inclusive but not limited to appropriate staff, pipelines / systems for attracting and onboarding new learners, delivery locations, quality assurance systems, awarding body status, learner portfolio and administrative processes)
The duration and maximum length of the contract is 10 months (end of December 2025).
An initial threshold of £60,000 of delivery (post negotiated management fee deduction) will be agreed. A minimum of £40,000 of this value will be delivered at level 3. Upon achieving the £60,000 delivery target, there may be scope – upon agreement from both parties – to extend the overall contract value to £100,000 (an increase of £40,000).
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
Start:
10/03/2025
End:
31/12/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/02/2025
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/02/2025
Local time: 12:00
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
The Mayor and Commonality and Citizens of the City of London
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/02/2025