Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority
Quadrant West 2 Silverlink North Cobalt Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE27 0QQ
UK
Contact person: Mrs Judith Robson
Telephone: +44 1916435660
E-mail: judith.robson@northtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northoftyne-ca.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.nepoportal.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.nepoportal.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Combined authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
North of Tyne Combined Authority Framework Agreement for Adult Education Budget Procured Provision
Reference number: DN418868
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
From the 2020/21 academic year, North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) will take responsibility for the region's Adult education budget (AEB) and how it is delivered.
This procurement will enable NTCA to focus on the specific skills requirements of NTCA residents and businesses to deliver the step change needed to deliver economic growth. Procured activity has been split into 3 lots:
Lot 1: for the unemployed;
Lot 2: for the employed;
Lot 3: innovation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
19 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
For the Unemployed
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
North of Tyne Combined Authority area which include Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland local authority districts.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: for the unemployed.
The provision should be accessible to key target groups e.g. 19-24 NEETs, over 50 years old, the long-term unemployed and the economically inactive with significant barriers to work, such as physical or mental health conditions. This delivery should add value to, rather than duplicate other services targeting these cohorts.
Indicative lot value: 2 000 000 GBP per year.
Contract values: minimum 50 000 GBP to maximum 500 000 GBP.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
For the Employed
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2: for the employed.
NTCA wants to see more of its employed residents (of all ages) progressing in employment. NTCA would like to see organisations focus on a curriculum which delivers a programme based on the progression needs of individual residents, clearly linked to the employment opportunities available in the area, including the NTCA growth sectors.
Indicative lot value: 4 000 000 GBP per year.
Contract values: minimum 100 000 GBP to maximum 1 000 000 GBP.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
12 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Innovation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3: Innovation.
NTCA support the use of innovation and this lot will enable organisations to deliver highly responsive provision that is targeted and specific to a range of residents’ needs which require more flexibility and intensity than which is currently available through the core AEB provision.
Indicative lot value: 600 000 GBP per year.
Contract values: minimum 25 000 GBP to maximum 150 000 GBP.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 800 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years:
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:
13/12/2019
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/12/2019
Local time: 09:00
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
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
England
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2019