Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2037408280
E-mail: tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28768
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Essential Digital Skills Workforce Development Programme
Reference number: LT 19/20.1
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The ETF is seeking to appoint a tenderer/consortium to produce the following elements to enable the upskilling of practitioners in the Further Education (FE) sector to deliver the Essential Digital Skills (EDS) entitlement from September 2020:
— programme design and structure,
— content, including an interactive self-assessment tool and a Teacher CPD Toolkit,
— build a series of learning modules,
— blended learning delivery and Community of practice,
— stakeholders engagement.
This programme will support work by the Department for Education (DfE) to introduce an entitlement to Essential Digital Skills training from 2020, similar to those already in place for maths and English. The entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). Adults will have the opportunity to undertake digital courses based on the new national standards.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
160 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
72212190
80340000
80400000
72212931
80510000
80500000
80533100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
ENGLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this programme is to support teachers and trainers in developing their skills, understanding and confidence to deliver the new essential digital skills national standards to adult learners. The longer-term impact of the project will be learners developing stronger and safer essential digital skills in all 5 skills areas set out in the national standards (using devices and handling information, creating and editing, communicating, transactions and being safe and responsible online).
This invitation to tender has been split in to 4 strands:
Strand A: Programme Design, Badge Structure and Stakeholder Consultation Group;
Strand B: Community of Practice Fostering and Delivery of Blended CPD Training;
Strand C: Production of Learning Modules and EDS Teacher Self-Assessment Tool;
Strand D: Toolkit Production and Sector Engagement.
Tenderers are expected to submit a response for all four strands due to an overlap in the deliverables and inputs between strands.
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:
22/07/2019
End:
23/03/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
We would like to include a right to extend any contract for up to a maximum of 3 further years with the potential development of additional modules and functionalities as well as communication.
Payments after 31.3.2020, and if applicable any new financial year, are dependent on receipt of the grant letter from the Department for Education (DfE) for 2020-21 by the ETF.
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.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Subject to satisfactory performance, we would like to include a right to extend any contract for up to a maximum of 3 further years with the potential development of additional modules and functionalities as well as communication.
Payments after 31.3.2020, and if applicable any new financial year, are dependent on receipt of the grant letter from the Department for Education (DfE) for 2020-21 by the ETF.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/06/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/06/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=215991
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref:215991)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2037408280
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2019