Official UK procurement notice
Managed Learning Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contractor is required to provide a fully managed learning service (including an internal system for administration and reporting) which ensures that a range of relevant training, learning and staff development services are available for SPCB staff, MSPs, MSP staff, Commissioners, Contractors and any other relevant groups identified by the SPCB.
To ensure consistency and quality of learning in line with a revised approach to Learning and Development, we require an MLS provider that can work with our Learning and Development priorities, ensuring value for money, competitive rates from leading providers through an established supply-chain, and assurance that we can meet demand for learning and development. The service must provide Members, their staff, Commissioners, contractors and SPCB staff with access to quality training and learning content as well as data on usage, effectiveness and return on investment.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Parliamentary Body (SPCB) requires a fully managed learning service to…AwardedRenewal
The Scottish Parliamentary Body (SPCB) requires a fully managed learning service to provide the following:
Administration and Logistics Service
- training course booking and administration service.
- learner support for scheduling, booking and joining training courses.
- monitoring and reporting tools to record uptake and training attendance, showing training records, cancellations, attendance, compliance, etc.
Supply Chain Management Support
- source and select external courses/providers based on planned and ad hoc training requirements.
Learning and Development Planning Support
- work with the Learning and Development team to develop an organisational-wide annual training schedule which will incorporated staff Personal Development Plans and other training needs analyses.
Expert Consultancy
- specialised consultancy service on an as-needed basis.
- design and/or delivery of bespoke in-house training courses. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of The Scottish Parliament in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
In relation to the SPD (Scotland):
4A.1 - not used
4A.2 - not used.
- Economic & financial standing
In relation to the SPD (Scotland):
4B.1 - 4B.4: not used
4B.5: Its is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the awarded contract the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 1,000,000 GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1,000,000 GBP
4B.6: The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. We highly recommend that tenderers review their financial performance on Creditsafe to understand their credit score rating which will be used by the SPCB to evaluate the financial standing of the tenderer and that they read the information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at www.creditsafe.com/products/business-cr… ↗
The SPCB requires tenderers to have a Creditsafe Risk Score of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 on Creditsafe and has the backing of a parent company with a credit risk score of 40 or higher, then the provision of a parent company guarantee will be required prior to the award of any contract. If a tenderer has a lower credit risk score than 40 and cannot provide a parent company guarantee, they must s…
Minimum: 4B.6: Tenderers should have a Creditsafe credit rating of 40 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower credit rating score and has the backing of a parent company with a credit rating of 40 or higher, then the provision of a Parent Compan… - Technical & professional ability
In relation to the SPD (Scotland):
4C.1.2 - Used.
Minimum: 4C.1.2 Bidders are required to provide three (3) detailed examples of services carried out within the past five (5) years which demonstrate that they have the relevant experience in delivering the range of services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. (Examples fro…
- 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
- 6 Sept 2023, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2024, 12:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NIC-SER-506- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010920- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa4dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The SPCB requires the Contractor to hold Cyber Essentials certification (or equivalent) for the duration of the Contract. The Contractor must ensure payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain is made within 30 days and include a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require you to actively monitor payment performance and provide evidence and reports to the contracting authority on a regular basis. Contractors are asked to note that a technical evaluation score of 0 (Unacceptable) or 1 (Poor) for 'Question J: Administration and Reporting' of the Tender Schedules document will result in rejection of the tender and suppliers will not progress to the Presentation Stage of the evaluation. The technical evaluation scoring criteria is available at: “2. Scoring Mechanism for Technical Elements” in Annex A of the Invitation to Tender document. Information about Supplier Presentations is contained within section “1. The Process – Bid Verification & Presentations” in Annex A of the Invitation to Tender document. (SC Ref:762890)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2023 → 4 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Nov 2023
- Submission deadline22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Apr 2024, 12:14 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2024- Status changed to active23 Jan 2024, 14:13 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Jan 2024, 14:13 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT23 Jan 2024, 14:13 GMT
- Status changed to complete4 Apr 2024, 12:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Learning Limited | £384,900 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010920-2024-NIC-SER-506-1 · Reed Learning Limited
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2024
- Value
- £384,900
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Reed LearningAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.