Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Arts Council of England
United Kingdom
The Hive, 49 Lever Street
Manchester
M1 1FN
UK
Contact person: Procurement Services
Telephone: +44 1615374120
E-mail: Procurement.Services@artscouncil.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supplying-arts-council
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ACE 496a ITT Artsmark Specialist Training Provider
Reference number: ACE 496a ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A national training provider is required to deliver training and support sessions that will facilitate schools across England to achieve an Artsmark Award. Services will include: Advocacy for Artsmark Award and active recruitment of schools to register; Delivery of Development training sessions for schools; Delivery of training and support sessions for writing key Artsmark documents; Provide advice and support for schools through the Artsmark journey; Sign-posting school to cultural partners, LCEP, other schools to encourage partnership and peer support; Resource development; Reporting and monitoring
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
696 300.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A national training provider is required to deliver training and support sessions that will facilitate schools across England to achieve an Artsmark Award. Services will include: Advocacy for Artsmark Award and active recruitment of schools to register; Delivery of Development training sessions for schools; Delivery of training and support sessions for writing key Artsmark documents; Provide advice and support for schools through the Artsmark journey; Sign-posting school to cultural partners, LCEP, other schools to encourage partnership and peer support; Resource development; Reporting and monitoring
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project Management
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Expertise & Capacity of Teams
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Understanding the brief
/ Weighting: 7.5
Quality criterion: Risk Management
/ Weighting: 7.5
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 35
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a procurement under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services ("Light Touch Regime") of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-007302
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
31/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Goldsmiths
RC000715
University of London, Lewisham Way
London
SE14 6NW
UK
Telephone: +44 2072964382
E-mail: t.steer@gold.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gold.ac.uk
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:
: 696 300.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is procurement under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services ("Light Touch Regime") of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/09/2023