Official UK procurement notice
Hart Learning Group - Delivery of Adult Education Budget in Non-Devolved Areas and Greater London Authority (GLA) Free Courses for Jobs Funded Programmes
Authority: North Hertfordshire College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHart Learning Group requires external service providers to provide the Delivery of Adult Education Budget in Non-Devolved Areas and Greater London Authority (GLA) Free Courses for Jobs Funded Programmes
CPV: Training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 20 bids received (4.0 per place) · 5 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality of Provision: 40%
- Policies: 20%
- Delivery Proposal: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality of Provision: 40.00%
- Policies: 20.00%
- Delivery Proposal: 40.00%
- Price: 0.00%
- 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: As stated in tender documents Minimum Insurance Levels: Employer’s Liability Insurance = £20m Public Liability Insurance = £20m Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5m - 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: As stated in tender documents
- “Hart Learning Group - Delivery of Adult Education Budget in…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 May 2023, 16:27 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2023, 12:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA12396 -- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022910- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cffaFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in tender documents
- 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- Appointment period ends
- 29 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
29 Jun 2023 → 7 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
- Notice published7 Aug 2023, 12:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2023, 12:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Hart Learning Group - Delivery of Adult Education Budget in Non-Devolved Areas and Greater London Authority (GLA) Free Courses for Jobs Funded Programmes
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2023
- Value
- £4,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Aspire Sporting Academy LtdFramework contractor
- CECOS College LondonFramework contractor
- Free2Learn LtdFramework contractor
- Intech CentreFramework contractor
- Learning Curve GroupFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.