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Published 7 Jun 2021, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Commissioning of the Development, Delivery & Award of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales Level 3 Qualification

Official notice

Authority: Qualifications Wales (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL2)
Published estimate£6,032,000≈ £506k / year5% above first published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2021awarded 14 Sept 2021
Awarded to Wjec Cbac Ltd
Contract term 11 yrs 11 moends 31 Aug 2033 · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of a concession contract to an awarding body to develop, deliver & award the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (Level 3) qualification primarily designed for learners aged 16 to 19 in Wales.

This qualification must be ready for first teaching from 1 September 2023.

CPV: Education and training services · Secondary education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Award of a concession contract for the development, delivery and award of a new level…Planned 11 yrs 11 moPublished value£6,032,000

Award of a concession contract for the development, delivery and award of a new level 3 skills based qualification, the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales. On 23 February 2021 we published a notice of our Intention to Restrict the qualification we wish to develop to one form and to secure its development and delivery via a commissioning route. No representations were received and subsequently we published a Notice of Determination to Restrict on 8 June 2021. Additional information: The contract period is broken down as follows

Development & implementation period: From 1 October 2021 to 31 August 2023.

Exclusivity period: 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2030

Run-off period): 1 September 2030 to 31 August 2032.

Option to extend for up to a further year at the end of the post restriction period.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 31 Aug 2033 (11 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: Wales · Schools and colleges across Wales.
80200000 Secondary education services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Jun 2021, 12:05 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
Authority reference
QW212201
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023794
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesSecondary education services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b8dd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Only awarding bodies recognised by Qualifications Wales will be able to deliver this contract therefore interested parties must either already be recognised awarding bodies or achieve recognition by Qualifications Wales within 30 working days from the notification of intention to award a contract.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:114312)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
19 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

19 Jul 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    24 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,335,3151 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wjec Cbac Ltd£6,335,315 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 023794-2021-1 · Wjec Cbac Ltd

    Signed
    14 Sept 2021
    Value
    £6,335,315
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2033
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Qualifications Wales

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Q2 Building, Pencarn Lane, Imperial Park, Newport, Wales, NP10 8ARContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wjec Cbac LtdAwarded supplier Wjec Cbac Ltd, 245 Western Avenue, CARDIFF, Wales, CF52YXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.