Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bright Futures Educational Trust
Bright Futures Educational Trust, The Hub, 144 Irlam Road, Flixton
Manchester
M41 6NA
UK
Contact person: Lindsey Bates
Telephone: +44 1619415681
E-mail: procurement@bright-futures.co.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bright-futures.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bright-futures.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Adult-education-services-at-university-level./CEFQ9D3UT9
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Adult-education-services-at-university-level./CEFQ9D3UT9
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Multi Academy Trust
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Postgraduate ITE Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80430000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bright Futures SCITT (the Customer) is seeking an experienced Higher Education Institution (HEI) to deliver, assess and award a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) qualification to enhance the academic rigour of the Customer’s Initial Teacher Training programme. We are seeking a qualification that will be certificated as a PGCE with QTS as an exit award, with us [Bright Futures SCITT] as an accredited provider awarding the QTS. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2024 for delivery of the PGCE for academic year beginning September 2024. Mobilisation activities will be required from 1st April 2024 in preparation for delivery from September 2024. For the avoidance of doubt the initial period of 3 years relates to the academic year and will therefore end on 31st August 2027.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
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:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bright Futures SCITT (the Customer) is seeking an experienced Higher Education Institution (HEI) to deliver, assess and award a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) qualification to enhance the academic rigour of the Customer’s Initial Teacher Training programme. We are seeking a qualification that will be certificated as a PGCE with QTS as an exit award, with us [Bright Futures SCITT] as an accredited provider awarding the QTS. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2024 for delivery of the PGCE for academic year beginning September 2024. Mobilisation activities will be required from 1st April 2024 in preparation for delivery from September 2024.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
There will be an option to extend for further periods up to an additional 24 months - so a maximum contract term of 5 years in total. The Contract has a maximum estimated total value of £1,200,000. This estimated value takes into account the full potential contract term and maximum likely cohort size.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
An officially recognised UK higher education institution .
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As stated in the procurement documents Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/11/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
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
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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GO Reference: GO-2023105-PRO-24117825
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provide for 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).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/10/2023