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Published 9 Apr 2021, 16:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of ESOL courses for the Refugee Resettlement Programme, Swansea

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£335,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2021awarded 29 Jul 2021
Awarded to Gower College Swansea

What is being bought

Published requirement description

2.1 The Council is seeking a single Provider to deliver ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) for the Refugee Resettlement Programmes for Swansea

CPV: Education and training services · Personal development training services · Training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Swansea Council is seeking a single Provider to deliver ESOL for the Refugee…AwardedRenewal

Swansea Council is seeking a single Provider to deliver ESOL for the Refugee Resettlement Programmes for Swansea in accordance with the delivery specifications provided by the Council.

The successful Provider will be ready to deliver the service by 1st September 2021.

The successful Provider will need to be a recognised accredited provider and able to demonstrate experience of delivering accredited and non-accredited ESOL at different levels with progression routes and delivered by qualified ESOL teaching staff.

Delivery: Wales · Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, UK
Extensions: Extension up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
9 Apr 2021, 16:55 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
11 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
CCS/21/086
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022248
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesPersonal development training servicesTraining servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a489 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:113880)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 May 2021 → 8 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £335,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gower College Swansea£335,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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