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Published 26 Apr 2022, 12:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gateshead College – Provision of a Training and Education Delivery Partner

Official notice

Authority: Gateshead College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£3,086,494published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 May 2022awarded 25 Aug 2022
Awarded to SORA SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gateshead College has a need to appoint suitably qualified organisations capable of delivering training and education in England in partnership with the college for the academic years 2022 - 2025.

CPV: Education and training services · Industrial training services · Specialist training services · Training programme services · Training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East · Gateshead
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x24 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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical & Professional Capability: 30%
  • Services Specification: 50%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical & Professional Capability: 30.00%
  • Services Specification: 50.00%
  • Price: 20.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiq…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Apr 2022, 12:45 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2022, 11:25 BST
Award evaluation window
27 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
CA10399 -
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023746
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesIndustrial training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03306f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

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
27 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 May 2022 → 25 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Aug 2022, 11:25 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2022, 11:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,086,4941 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 13
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SORA SERVICES LIMITED£3,086,494 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Gateshead College – Provision of a Training and Education Delivery Partner · SORA SERVICES LIMITED

    Signed
    25 Aug 2022
    Value
    £3,086,494
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gateshead College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, UK, NE8 3BEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Tenet Education ServicesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SORA SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier 3 Monkton Court, , HEBBURN, UK, NE31 2EXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.