Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street
Huntingdon
PE29 3TN
UK
Contact person: Miss Chantel Allott
Telephone: +44 1480277180
E-mail: chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=11855c42-45ee-ed11-8122-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=11855c42-45ee-ed11-8122-005056b64545
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
Wave 4 Skills Bootcamps Procurement
Reference number: DN654985
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to award service contract/s with a principal purpose of engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required skills that will enable them to enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of Skills Bootcamps in accordance with the following requirements.
Provision of high-quality and in-demand Level 3-5 (or equivalent and unless otherwise stated in the specification) training across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area.
Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 120 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot information within tender documents
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH11
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking to award service contract/s with a principal purpose of engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required skills that will enable them to enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of Skills Bootcamps in accordance with the following requirements.
Provision of high-quality and in-demand Level 3-5 (or equivalent and unless otherwise stated in the specification) training across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area.
Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly.
For further information, please refer to the instructions and specification document.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
30/09/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
It is not known whether the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will secure any further funding or funding extensions from the Department for Education for the provision of Skills Bootcamps. If further funding or funding extensions are secured, CPCA may consider extending the initial contract with the successful supplier(s) for up to a further 12 months from the initial contract end date, by giving written notice to the Supplier no later than 31 March 2024 and a further 12 months, by giving written notice to the Training Provider no later than 31 March 2025. Each extension will be subject to:
• Funding and other approvals for subsequent years.
• Assessment of Need
• Satisfactory delivery performance, including performance against KPIs
• The understanding that outcomes can be delivered a maximum of 6 months from agreement end dates.
• Average Cost per Learner remains unchanged (adjusted for inflation).
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:
08/06/2023
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:
08/06/2023
Local time: 12:15
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/05/2023