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Published 23 Apr 2021, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Flexible Framework Entry Point 2 for Vocational and Skills Based Interventions

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Scotland (UKM84)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,800,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 Nov 2022awarded 3 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") have already established a Flexible Framework Agreement (see www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_v… ↗) with multiple external learning Contractors to deliver vocational and skill-based interventions across a variety of subject areas.

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The aim of this Framework is to enhance the employability skills and post school pathways that will better equip our young people for the world of work. A significant focus of this framework will be to ensure adequate specialist provision is available for our schools and programmes supporting pupils from priority and target groups.

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The original Framework was setup for a duration of 4 years, with the included options for Tenderers to apply to the framework in years 2, 3 and 4. This notice is for Entry Point 2, which is is applicable for any potential provider/provision that is not already on the Framework.

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The framework will not include vocational and skills-based interventions delivered by further education colleges/universities or any provision delivered under school college partnership arrangements.

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This contract award procedure is being carried out in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 74.

  • How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services

CPV: Education and training services · Secondary education services · Special education services · Vocational secondary education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
22 bids received · 23 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The following information is intended to give potential Tenderers an overview of the…Published value£4,800,000

The following information is intended to give potential Tenderers an overview of the high level requirements.

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The primary aim of this framework is to enhance the curricular offering linked to young people’s employability skills and post school pathways, that will better equip our young people for the world of work.

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The offering will focus on the following areas:

-Universal Offer – Mainstream Pupils

-Additional Offer – ASN Pupils

-Intensive Offer – Vulnerable Pupils

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Desirable subject areas for these pupils include however is not exhaustive:

-Acting & Theatre Performance

-Automotive Engineering

-Beauty Care

-Civil Engineering

-Construction

-Creative Digital Media

-Dance

-Digital Game Development

-Early Learning & Childcare

-Employability Skills

-Engineering

-Food & Drink Technology

-Hairdressing

-Health & Safety

-Health & Social Care

-Hospitality

-It Hardware

-IT Software

-Make Up Artistry

-Music Technology

-Professional Cookery

-Rural, Horticultural & Outdoor Skills

-Scientific Technologies

-Sensory Arts

-Sound Production

-Sports Development

-Uniformed Service

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Tenderers may make proposals for courses in one or more subject areas if they are an approved/accredited centre within a recognised skills sector and have delivery staff/trainers with relevant qualifications to deliver to school pupils within their sector.

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Contractors must be available to deliver courses during the Council’s academic year: August – June. Provision will range from full year courses to shorter bespoke interventions taking place over a school term.

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Further to this overview, a detailed specification is contained within the Tender Pack which is accessible (and downloadable) from the Buyer Attachment area within the PCS-T Tendering System.

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Tenderers must respond to Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope;

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Tenderers must complete Award Questions and Statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope.

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Tenderers must download and complete a Pricing Schedule located within the PCS-T Commercial Envelope.

. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Delivery: Scotland · North Lanarkshire
80200000 Secondary education services80212000 Vocational secondary education services80340000 Special education 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

Single-stage procedure.

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Tender Application: Tenderers must complete an SPD and provide proposals for Service Provision.

Tenders must be submitted via PCS-T only.

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Tender responses will be scored by a tender evaluation panel from within the Council.

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This is Entry Point 2. Further entry points will adhere to the same Tender Application process.

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Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Full details of the objective rules and criteria for participation are contained within the ITT document. Please refer to I.3 Communication within this Notice. .
What this means for your bid
  • “Flexible Framework Entry Point 2 for Vocational and Skills Based…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Apr 2021, 16:35 BST
Last source update
4 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-21-013 EP2
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009769
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesSecondary education servicesSpecial education servicesVocational secondary education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a9c1 Find a Tender
How it runs

www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/… ↗

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

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Please refer to the ITT documentation for all contract performance conditions.

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Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

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Publisher note: (SC Ref:728187)

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
Appointment period ends
22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

22 Nov 2022 → 4 Apr 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    4 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Sept 2021, 10:34 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    20 Oct 2022, 16:02 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
    20 Oct 2022, 16:02 BST
    +547 days · was 24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    4 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-04: 1 release · 23 Apr 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 23admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2222 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 3 Apr 2023

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

Contracts

  • Contract 009769-2023-1

    Signed
    3 Apr 2023
    Value
    £4,800,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 022619-2021-1

    Signed
    10 Sept 2021
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
22bids · 22 electronic · 7 from abroad22——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email, phone
  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

23 commercial parties on the notice
Show 13 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.