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Published 13 Mar 2023, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ACE 496a ITT Artsmark Specialist Training Provider

Official notice

Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£750,000≈ £184k / year7.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 12 Apr 2023awarded 31 May 2023

Awarded to Goldsmiths

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 #1Awarded 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: 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: 13 Mar 2023, 19:05 GMT
Last source update: 22 Sept 2023, 14:06 BST
Award evaluation window: 12 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference: ACE 496a ITT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-028055
Classification (CPV): Specialist training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b271 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=811150801" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=811150801</a> GO Reference: GO-2023922-PRO-24026805

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: 12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R97B2765NV ↗

Timeline

12 Apr 2023 → 22 Sept 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
12 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
25 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice published
22 Sept 2023, 14:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
22 Sept 2023, 14:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £696,3001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Goldsmiths	£696,300 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 028055-2023-1 · Goldsmiths
Signed
31 May 2023
Value
£696,300
Period
… – 31 Jul 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	2	—	—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GoldsmithsAwarded supplierRC000715 University of London, Lewisham Way, London, UK, SE14 6NWContact email, phone

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