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Published 23 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Framework for Police Constable Entry Route Programmes

Official notice

Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2023awarded 7 Feb 2024
Lots 4see the lot list below

Re-procurement openBLC0307 - National Framework for Police Initial Entry Routes, Accreditation and Apprenticeships · bids close

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The requirement will be tendered via a multi-supplier framework, lotted by delivery model. There will be no restriction to the number of suppliers awarded under each lot. Suppliers may bid for either one or all lots. Framework participants (Police Forces) will be able to call off from the Framework Agreement.BlueLight Commercial are looking to establish a national framework which is bespoke for policing, to embed the new optimised curriculum and assessments for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship Programme and the Degree Holder Entry Programme. The College of Policing is managing the sharing of required curriculum and specification documents with higher education providers who are considering bidding. All HEIs are required to sign a Non-disclosure Agreement prior to documents being shared, the lead provider must hold Taught Degree Awarding Powers. For more information please contact  [email protected].

CPV: Education and training services · Higher education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 100 suppliers · 22 bids received (0.2 per place) · 33 appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1PCDA Programme Joint Delivery ModelCancelledRenewal

Lot 1 - PCDA Programme Joint Delivery Model

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Information to followVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services80300000 Higher education services
Lot #2DHEP Programme Joint Delivery ModelCancelledRenewal

Lot 2 - DHEP Programme Joint Delivery Model

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Information to followVariant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services80300000 Higher education services
Lot #3PCDA Programme HEI Led Delivery ModelCancelled

Lot 3 - PCDA Programme HEI Led Delivery Model

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services80300000 Higher education services
Lot #4DHEP Programme HEI Led Delivery ModelCancelled

Lot 4 - DHEP Programme HEI Led Delivery Model

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services80300000 Higher education services

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
What this means for your bid
  • “National Framework for Police Constable Entry Route Programmes” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST
Last source update
13 Feb 2024, 12:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
2024/S 000-004168
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004786
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHigher education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e56 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
8 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗

Timeline

8 Nov 2023 → 20 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    13 Feb 2024, 12:39 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    20 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2024, 10:41 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV.2.3 Name and Address of Contractor · V: Award of Contractn/ainclude Sheffield Hallam University in Lot 2

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 33admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22
Contracts signed 4latest 7 Feb 2024

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £25,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • PCDA Programme Joint Delivery Model

    Signed
    7 Feb 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • DHEP Programme Joint Delivery Model

    Signed
    7 Feb 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • PCDA Programme HEI Led Delivery Model

    Signed
    7 Feb 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • DHEP Programme HEI Led Delivery Model

    Signed
    7 Feb 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
22bids · 22 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BlueLight Commercial Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 5-8 The Sanctuary Lower Ground, LONDON, UK, SW1P3JSContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British High Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

39 commercial parties on the notice
Show 29 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria