ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model

Official notice

Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jan 2022

Awarded to Tribal Consulting

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for the Economy is awarding a 4-5 month Direct Award Contract to carry out an evidence gathering exercise in relation to Further Education (FE) to inform a review of the FE delivery model in Northern Ireland (NI). The estimated value of this DAC is £250,000 for the period 17 January 2022 - 31 May 2022.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Further Education sector is currently operating within a rapidly evolving…

The Further Education sector is currently operating within a rapidly evolving strategic and economic environment and needs to be able to adapt quickly to meet the changing skills needs of the economy and of learners. It is clear that the FE delivery model, constrains the sector’s ability to adapt to meet those requirements mainly due to changing economic, demographic and skill requirements . As a result, the Department is undertaking a review of the current Delivery Model and as part of the initial stage of that review, is seeking to engage a contractor to carry out an assessment of the current performance of the sector in order to inform the Department’s consideration of how Further Education should be delivered in the future. The assessment will build on the VfM benchmarking study which was carried in 2018. It will provide an evidence base around the respective financial performance of colleges and of the sector as a whole, providing relevant metrics in relation to efficiency and effectiveness which will facilitate benchmarking both within the sector and externally, in order to identify examples of good practice which can help to inform the direction of travel for the Further Education Sector.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Jan 2022, 08:35 GMT
Last source update: 6 Jan 2022, 08:35 GMT
Authority reference: ID 3976745 DAC 172/21
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-000274
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0307a7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights (regulation 32(2)(b)(iii)); in cases of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with (regulation 32(2)(c)); and Regulation 32(9) exemption for services which repeat similar ones entrusted to the economic operator.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority incorporates a standstill period (i.e a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Tribal Consulting	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model · Tribal Consulting
Signed
5 Jan 2022
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for the Economy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 39-49 Adelaide Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8FDContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement. competitions. Instead any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 amendedReview body As above

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Tribal ConsultingAwarded supplier Kings Orchard, One Queen Street, BRISTOL, West Midlands, BS2 0HQContact email

Official documents & specifications

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