Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Modern Foreign Language (MFL) Teaching (GCU)
Authority: Glasgow Caledonian University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGlasgow Caledonian University is seeking a Contractor(s) for the provision of Modern Foreign Language (MFL) Teaching. The University will offer Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teaching through:
(i) the formal credit structure of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Business with Languages (IBL) programme (two core languages per level, language choice set at year 1 in consultation with student and carried through to completion of programme);
(ii) optional credit structure of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Business (one language option per level); and
(iii) Master of Urban Climate and Sustainability (Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters) programme (introductory level French, German or Spanish only).
Students will participate in a range of levels of language learning including introductory, preliminary, intermediate, general, professional and advanced. Potential providers must be able to offer provision at these levels. It is anticipated that there will be student demand for modules in French, Spanish, German and Italian across the majority of all levels.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (6)
- Service Delivery - Methodology: 15%
- Service Delivery - Quality Assurance, Security and Confidentiality: 15%
- Key Personnel: 15%
- Business Continuity: 10%
- price: 40%
- Sustainable Procurement - Fair Work Practices: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Service Delivery - Methodology: 15
- Service Delivery - Quality Assurance, Security and Confidentiality: 15
- Key Personnel: 15
- Sustainable Procurement - Fair Work Practices: 5
- Business Continuity: 10
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Please refer to question within 4B.5 of the SPD and Economic and Financial standing section of the Contract Notice
Bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:
- Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP
- Public Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP
- Professional Liability Insurance = 2 Million GBP
Please refer to question within 4B.6 of the SPD and Economic and financial standing section of the Contract Notice
The successful Contractor will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent if awarded the Contract.
Information provided for Part III and IV will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis, where:
Pass = meets requirements as stated in Contract Notice.
Fail = does not meet requirements as stated in Contract Notice.
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.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 5 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2024, 10:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
GC-UNI-2024-01- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026422- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04501aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:775649)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 May 2024 → 20 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Aug 2024, 10:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2024, 10:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Glasgow College | £659,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026422-2024-GC-UNI-2024-01-1 · City of Glasgow College
- Signed
- 2 Aug 2024
- Value
- £659,000
- 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
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- City of Glasgow CollegeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.