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Published 13 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ACE 496a ITT Artsmark Specialist Training Provider

Official notice

Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£750,000≈ £184k / year
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2023
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 25 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement 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

CPV: Specialist training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrs 1 moPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 25 Jun 2023 – 31 Jul 2027 (4 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Project Management: 25%
  • Expertise & Capacity of Teams: 15%
  • Understanding the brief: 7.5%
  • Risk Management: 7.5%
  • Cost: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Project Management: 25
  • Expertise & Capacity of Teams: 15
  • Social Value: 10
  • Understanding the brief: 7.5
  • Risk Management: 7.5
  • Cost: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
13 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
ACE 496a ITT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007236
Classification (CPV)
Specialist training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b248 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the tender documents

Publisher note: This is procurement under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services ("Light Touch Regime") of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=767302884" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=767302884</a> GO Reference: GO-2023313-PRO-22308938

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Mar 2023 → 25 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    25 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Arts Council of England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawArts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture United Kingdom The Hive, 49 Lever Street, Manchester, UK, M1 1FNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria