Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
UK
Telephone: +44 8450194170
E-mail: Sourcinghelp@education.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2476823675
NUTS: UKE32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/Department-for-Education
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://education.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://education.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Managing Agent for Sheffield City Region Skills Bank
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79420000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The ESFA is seeking to procure an organisation to manage and run the Sheffield City Region (the “SCR”) Skills Bank on behalf of the SCR Local Enterprise Partnership (a “Managing Agent”). The Managing Agent will be required to carry out initial triage of employer skills, sign post employers to the existing provision that is available and provide, through sub-contractors, tailored learning solutions to meet the skills priorities of employers in the SCR and their employees.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 386 150.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1) The Sheffield City Regions Skills Bank (the “Skills Bank”) is an integral part of the business support offer of the SCR LEP. The aim of the Skills Bank is to support businesses with a clear growth plan by co-investing in the development of their workforce;
2) The Skills Bank shall invest in responsive skills provision for businesses operating in the SCR and shall be sufficiently flexible to ensure the offer to business meets both immediate and emerging skills needs;
3) The range of support funded will be broad – encompassing full qualifications; units and bespoke training packages. Ordinarily, training for ‘licences to practice’ will not be supported;
4) The Skills Bank shall be aligned to key strategic policies and programmes including other skills, employment and business-related services to ensure the maximum economic outcomes and other priorities are achieved for the SCR. The Managing Agent shall ensure that Skills Bank activity complements these policies and does not duplicate existing services.
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
Duration in months: 16
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The ESFA reserves the right to extend the contract for the period shown in the procurement documentation.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/10/2018
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/11/2018
Local time: 10:00
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
High Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contracts is communicated to Suppliers. Suppliers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/09/2018