Official UK procurement notice
ID4910351 DE - Early Years Education - Appointment of an Administrator for the DE Pathway Fund
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Education (DE) is seeking to engage a Fund Administrator which will efficiently and effectively administer the Pathway Fund on behalf of the Department. Please refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,260,000
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 (2)
- Qualitative: 60%
- Quantitative: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 60
- Quantitative: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 13 Nov 2023, 11:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jan 2024, 15:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
ID4910351- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002621- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0417b0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery. (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels withinthe specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieuof. termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple. Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public ContractsRegulations 2015 (as.. amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Dec 2023, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
18 Dec 2023 → 17 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Dec 2023, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published25 Jan 2024, 15:44 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until17 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jan 2024- Status changed to complete25 Jan 2024, 15:44 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Jan 2024, 15:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDRENSMEContract | £1,260,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDRENSME
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- £1,260,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Department of Education DEContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDRENAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria