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Published 2 Apr 2021, 15:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Distance Learning Services & Materials Tender 2021

Official notice

Authority: www.nescol.ac.uk

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT13.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 May 2021awarded 27 Jul 2021
Awarded to The Skills Network

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AWARD NOTICE North East Scotland College is seeking a partner to develop and promote a range of high quality, work-based learning opportunities to employers and individuals primarily in the North East region, but more broadly across the country to meet demand. The successful tenderer will work with the College to identify training needs across agreed industry sectors, develop flexible learning materials to meet that need and identify and enrol learners for the available courses.

  • Recurrence: 3 Years

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Aberdeenshire
Extensions: One 2 (Two) year extension may be taken up by the College as detailed in the ITT/Draft contract attached to this noticeVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
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
Quality: 20%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Clarity and appropriateness of language to relevant Scottish Legislation: 10%
  • The level and appropriateness of the accreditation that each pack will lead to: 5%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Look/feel of the learner management system, ease of navigation for students and NESCol staff: 15%
  • Look/feel of course resources/assessments in an electronic and/or paper format: 15%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Clarity and appropriateness of language to relevant Scottish Legislation: 10
  • The level and appropriateness of the accreditation that each pack will lead to: 5
  • Look/feel of the learner management system, ease of navigation for students and NESCol staff: 15
  • Look/feel of course resources/assessments in an electronic and/or paper format: 15
  • Added Value: 5
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 750,000 GBP for the last 3 years. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 90 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes · 3 Years
First published
2 Apr 2021, 15:32 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2021, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
17 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
NescDLSM-21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022231
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a284 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:666496)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

14 May 2021 → 8 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    2 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Sept 2021, 10:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Sept 2021, 10:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £850,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Skills Network£850,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022231-2021-NescDLSM-21-1 · The Skills Network

    Signed
    27 Jul 2021
    Value
    £850,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

www.nescol.ac.uk

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation North East Scotland College, Gallowgate, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 1BNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial CourtsReview body AberdeenContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Skills NetworkAwarded supplier Abbey Court, 10-16 Benedict Drive, Selby, Yorkshire, Scotland, YO8 8RYContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria