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Published 18 Mar 2024, 09:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AEB Subcontracting Arrangements · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Inspire Education Group (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£3,250,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2024awarded 15 Jul 2024
Awarded to Aspire Sporting Academy Ltd, GLADCA2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Responses to this ITT will be used to assist in a supplier to deliver high quaity AEB qualifications

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£3,250,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1EmployabilityAwardedPublished value£1,750,000

Employability courses to support unemployed learners. Deliver range of distance learning short courses to support adult learners

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2ESOL, English Functional Skills and IT GatewayAwardedPublished value£1,500,000

ESOL, English Functional Skills and IT Gateway qualifications to deliver face to face learning in Peterborough.

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Success Rates and Planned Delivery: 10%
  • Staffing Arrangements: 15%
  • Professional Bodies: 10%
  • Learner Paperwork: 5%
  • Grading and Verification: 15%
  • Learner Support: 10%
  • Quality Assurance: 10%
  • References: 10%
  • Marketing: 5%
  • Organisation Details: 10%
Published award criteria (11)
  • Success Rates and Planned Delivery: 10.00%
  • Staffing Arrangements: 15.00%
  • Professional Bodies: 10.00%
  • Learner Paperwork: 5.00%
  • Grading and Verification: 15.00%
  • Learner Support: 10.00%
  • Quality Assurance: 10.00%
  • References: 10.00%
  • Marketing: 5.00%
  • Organisation Details: 10.00%
  • Cost: 0.00%

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
18 Mar 2024, 09:48 GMT
Last source update
15 Jul 2024, 12:21 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
CA13796 - 06-AEBSub23/24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021646
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0449ae Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Apr 2024 → 15 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Jul 2024, 12:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Jul 2024, 12:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,925,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 25
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Employability1 award
Aspire Sporting Academy LtdSME£2,175,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · ESOL, English Functional Skills and IT Gateway1 award
GLADCA£1,750,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Employability · Aspire Sporting Academy LtdSME

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    £2,175,000
    Status
    active
  • ESOL, English Functional Skills and IT Gateway · GLADCA

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    £1,750,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Employability16bids———
2 · ESOL, English Functional Skills and IT Gateway9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Inspire Education Group

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation C/O Peterborough College, Park crescent, Peterborough, East of England, PE1 4DZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Aspire Sporting Academy LtdAwarded supplier Imperial House, Hornby Street, Bury, UK, BL95BNContact email, phone
  • GLADCAAwarded supplier Peterborough, UK, PE1 2BXContact 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