Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Highways England
The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
UK
E-mail: lauren.hopkins@highwaysengland.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Learning & Development Managed Service Provider
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of a Learning & Development Managed Service, throughout England.
Highways England is seeking to establish an agreement for the provision of managed training services.
The successful managed service provider/s will be responsible for the sourcing, administration and management of a variety of customer training requirements.
The key aim of the agreement will be to promote efficiencies and consistency.
Highways England requires a Managed Service Provider to deliver Learning & Development (L&D) training and development across:
- leadership and management training and programmes,
- a common, centralised curriculum offer across the company, providing a range of products/services,
- general business, administrative, behavioural and professional training and formal qualifications, across all business functions,
- professions/functions/specialisms including but not limited to project management, commercial skills, financial management, digital skills,
- specialist training and qualifications, related to the infrastructure sector
- operational training, inclusive of traffic officer training and sector specific health and safety training
- The Roads Academy (an industry leadership academy)
- learning and development consultancy services,
- executive coaching,
The service will also provide services which may include, administration, scheduling, bookings, venues, evaluation, management information reporting and analysis, sourcing and procurement, supply chain management and invoicing of services purchased.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75121000
79420000
79998000
80000000
80330000
80420000
80430000
80510000
80520000
80530000
80531000
80532000
80540000
80550000
80560000
80570000
92312212
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Highways England is seeking to establish an agreement for the provision of managed training services.
The successful managed service provider/s will be responsible for the sourcing, administration and management of a variety of customer training requirements.
The key aim of the agreement will be to promote efficiencies and consistency.
Highways England requires a managed service provider to deliver Learning and Development (L&D) training and development across:
— leadership and management training and programmes,
— a common, centralised curriculum offer across the company, providing a range of products/services,
— general business, administrative, behavioural and professional training and formal qualifications, across all business functions,
— professions/functions/specialisms including but not limited to project management, commercial skills, financial management, digital skills,
— specialist training and qualifications, related to the infrastructure sector,
— operational training, inclusive of traffic officer training and sector specific health and safety training,
— the Roads Academy (an industry leadership academy),
— learning and development consultancy services,
— executive coaching.
The service will also provide services which may include, administration, scheduling, bookings, venues, evaluation, management information reporting and analysis, sourcing and procurement, supply chain management and invoicing of services purchased.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality - 12 questions on the MSP role
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Quality - 10 questions on sample task orders
/ Weighting: 35
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Restricted 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 179-433279
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
OC301540
15 Canada Square
London
E14 5GL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 20 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
See details at VI.4.3
See details at VI.4.3
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
National Highways will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract is communicated to candidates. Appeals must be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2021