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Published 9 Jun 2021, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Apprenticeship Management · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 4 lots to bidMax 4 lots per supplier
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,590,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 11 Jun 2021
Lots 4max 4 won per supplier · max 4 to bid

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a provider to manage and deliver our apprenticeship programs.

  • Recurrence: Between 3 and 8 years

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 25 suppliers · 8 appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them
Lot #1Apprenticeship Management - EngineeringCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,900,000

The scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a primary and secondary provider to manage and deliver our Engineering Apprenticeship program.

Delivery: London, South East · Whole of TW Region
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. · Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with option to extend annually up to a maximum term of 8 years.Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #2Customer Experience and Continuous ImprovementCancelledRenewalPublished value£180,000

The scope of this procurement is to appoint award a framework agreement for a provider to manage and deliver our Customer Experience and Continuous Improvement program.

Delivery: London, South East · Whole of Thames Water region.
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. · Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 yearsSecond stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #3Digital & DataAwardedRenewalPublished value£510,000

The scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a primary and secondary provider to manage and deliver our Digital & Data program.

Delivery: London, South East · Whole of Thames Water Region
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. · Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 yearsSecond stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #4LeadershipCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

The scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a primary and secondary provider to manage and deliver our Leadership program.

Delivery: London, South East · Whole of Thames Water Region
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. · Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 yearsSecond stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
80000000 Education and training services

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
Lot distribution rule: Thames Water reserves the right to award a single or multiple lots to the most suitable provider(s).
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Providers must be able to deliver apprenticeships to government standards as a minimum.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Must be a registered and approved apprenticeship training provider.

Legal form for consortia
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award
Shortlisting
As detailed in the Section VI.3 and the PQQ
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “Apprenticeship Management” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 25 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Between 3 and 8 years
First published
9 Jun 2021, 13:44 BST
Last source update
17 Nov 2021, 14:29 GMT
Authority reference
FA1515
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028712
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b57b Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Specified in the Invitation to Negotiate Document

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed in the ITN

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thames Water Utilities Ltd will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.

The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: This Lot (1b) has been cancelled due to the low response rate, and will be replaced by a new project in the coming weeks, the scope of which will include new requirements that have been identified for the standards to be included. A new notice will be issued on Find a Tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees
Bonds and/or Parent Company Guarantees pf performance and financial standing may be required.
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement ↗

Timeline

11 Jun 2021 → 17 Nov 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    17 Nov 2021, 14:29 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021
  1. Published value published: £3,590,000
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -6 days · was 17 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    15 Sept 2021, 11:09 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    15 Sept 2021, 11:09 BST
  7. Status changed to cancelled
    17 Nov 2021, 14:29 GMT
  8. Buyer details updated
    17 Nov 2021, 14:29 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.211 Jun 202117 Jun 2021+6 d

Extension to submission deadline for all lots

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2021-07: 1 release · 27 Jul 2021
  • 2021-06: 1 release · 9 Jun 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 8latest 28 Oct 2021

8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Customer Experience & Continuous Improvement & Leadership

    Signed
    28 Oct 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Customer Experience & Continuous Improvement & Leadership

    Signed
    28 Oct 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Customer Experience & Continuous Improvement

    Signed
    28 Oct 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Digital & Data

    Signed
    28 Oct 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Digital & Data

    Signed
    28 Oct 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Digital & Data

    Signed
    28 Oct 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Engineering- UET/MOET

    Signed
    19 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Engineering UET/MOET

    Signed
    19 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater Reading, South East, RG1 8DBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Thames Water UtilitiesReview body Reading
  • Thames Water Utilities LtdReview body Reading

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

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