Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City of London Academies
Guildhall North Wing, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
E-mail: finance@cola.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cola.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA42806
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
Recruitment Advertising
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Trust is seeking a main supplier of education specialist recruitment advertising services to service its Head Office and all academy sites. We require an established and proven digital job board to advertise our vacancies which is particularly focused on generating applications for primary and secondary teaching and leadership positions.
The Trust is seeking pricing for 2 or 3 year arrangements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
359 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKI41
UKI44
UKI43
UKI31
Main site or place of performance:
Main head office and academy schools all within inner London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust is seeking a main supplier of recruitment advertising services to service its Head Office and all academies in the multi-academy Trust and 2 additional secondary academies which are part of the wider family of city schools (ten academies in total).
We require an established and proven education specialist digital job board to advertise our vacancies which is particularly focused on generating applications for primary, secondary and post-16 teaching and leadership positions.
Bidders must be able to offer unlimited digital advertising for all vacancy types and should allow for flexible and bespoke advertising campaigns which reflect the specific vacancies.
The initial contract is for up to three years commencing September 2019. The Trust is seeking pricing for 2 and 3 year arrangements and will decide on the initial contract term based on what it believes is in its best interests.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service and quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to add further academies to the contract should the Trust expand during the contract term.
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:
2019/S 117-287123
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
26/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tes Global Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 359 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:217184)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of London Academies Trust
Guildhall North Wing, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2073321432
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/08/2019