Official UK procurement notice
585 - Facilitators and Mentors
Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement process is to appoint Suppliers that will support leaders of
small and medium sized businesses to boost their business performance, resilience and long
term growth.
CPV: Coaching services · Training seminars
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1FacilitatorsAwardedRenewal
The role of the ‘Programme Facilitator’ will be to assist and support all SME participants and
speakers through the learning and teaching of the programme. Facilitators will be required
to work with each cohort for approximately 25 days,
Lot #2MentorsAwardedRenewal
We are seeking a pool of at least 10-12 experienced business mentors to be key members of
the delivery team. The role of the ‘Mentor’ is to support participants to successfully
implement learning from the programme into their business immediately (support with
building resilience and immediate challenges) and to support them to create and begin to
implement a growth action plan for their business (support with planning for long term
sustainability). A mentor if assigned to a cohort, will work one-to-one with one or more
participants.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Facilitators | 65% | 35% | |
| 2 · Mentors | 65% | 35% |
- Price carries 35 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Sept 2021, 20:21 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jan 2022, 14:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN538668- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002025- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e241Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Please contact the University via the ProContract e-tendering portal in the first instance.
This authority has incorporated a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period. Information
on the award of the contract was be communicated to all tenderers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Oct 2021 → 24 Jan 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2021
- Notice published24 Jan 2022, 14:30 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Jan 2022, 14:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Facilitators1 award | |||
| Design Rally LimitedSME, Flint InnovationSME, Synergy Organisational Solutions LimitedSME, WhyNotChange LimitedSMEjoint award | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Mentors1 award | |||
| Business Centred Solutions LimitedSME, Dropjaw Ventures Group LimitedSME, Element-CSME, Flint InnovationSME, Orange Services LimitedSME, The Rockfine Group LimitedSME +3 morejoint award | £375,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Facilitators · Design Rally LimitedSME, Flint InnovationSME, Synergy Organisational Solutions LimitedSME, WhyNotChange LimitedSME
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2022
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2022
- Status
- active
Mentors · Business Centred Solutions LimitedSME, Dropjaw Ventures Group LimitedSME, Element-CSME, Flint InnovationSME, Orange Services LimitedSME, The Rockfine Group LimitedSME +3 more
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2022
- Value
- £375,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2022
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Facilitators | 12bids · 12 electronic | 12 | — | — |
| 2 · Mentors | 17bids · 17 electronic | 17 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
12 commercial parties on the notice- Business Centred Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
- Design Rally LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dropjaw Ventures Group LimitedAwarded supplier
- Element-CAwarded supplier
- Flint InnovationAwarded supplier
- Orange Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- Synergy Organisational Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
- The Rockfine Group LimitedAwarded supplier
- This is Southside LimitedAwarded supplier
- VC ConsultingAwarded supplier
Show 2 more suppliers
- Ventoux Advisory LimitedAwarded supplier
- WhyNotChange LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.