Official UK procurement notice
Residential accommodation for Sports Coaching cohort
Authority: University of South Wales (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor hotel accommodation for Sports Coaching students as part of their residential course inductions and practical coaching assessments at USW Sports Park.
- Recurrence: February 2025
CPV: Hotel accommodation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In partnership with the English Football League (EFL) Trust and UK International…Awarded
In partnership with the English Football League (EFL) Trust and UK International Soccer (UKIS), USW Sport deliver 60% of its undergraduate provision (over 800 students) via the blended learning mode. This mode enables students to combine online study of high-quality learning materials hosted on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform with face to face in situ visits to USW Sport Park.
Students studying a course in partnership with the EFL Trust are based at one of 50 football club Community Trust Initiatives (CTI) throughout England or Wales. Here, students undertake their learning through watching high quality learning materials facilitated by a club mentor. This theory is then put into practice through meaningful work-based learning opportunities provided by the CTI. The following courses are delivered in partnership with the EFL Trust:
- FD Community Football Coaching and Development (August start) (CL - Bobby Briers)
- BSc Community Football Coaching and Administration (Top Up) (September start) (Robyn Pinder)
- FD Sports Coaching and Development (August start) (Chris Emsley)
- BSc Sports Coaching and Development (Top Up) (September start) (Chris Emsley)
Students enrolled on the BSc Football Coaching, Development and Administration (January start) (Rachel Murray) spend 9 months of the year based in the USA undertaking a soccer coaching placement with UKIS. They also study most of their learning materials via the VLE through weekly online recorded lectures. This material is complimented by the support of personal tutors ensuring learners remain engaged.
Students enrolled on the above courses undertake most of their learning and assessment remotely (either based at a Professional Football Club in the UK or in the US) allowing them to implement theory into practice on a daily and weekly basis through meaningful work placements opportunities.
This remote learning is complemented through termly visits to USW Sport Park to undertake course inductions and practical coaching assessments. At the beginning of their course, cohorts are welcomed to USW for their induction. Here, students undertake introduction to modules and are also taken through important information required to be successful in their studies. Students then visit in smaller groups during term 2 to undertake practical coaching assessments.
These visits to USW Sport Park are an integral element to the above degree courses and allow students from multiple locations to come together and build communities of practice. Recent research has also illustrated that these visits are instrumental in building confidence in learners.
Hotel accommodation is required to support the students in delivering the above sports coaching.
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 (4)
- Capacity and experience of hosting large groups: 30%
- Discounted car parking or evening meal provision (on site or nearby): 5%
- Ability to offer overflow accommodation through partnerships/preferential pricing with other establishments: 5%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (4)
- Capacity and experience of hosting large groups: 30
- Ability to offer overflow accommodation through partnerships/preferential pricing with other establishments: 5
- Discounted car parking or evening meal provision (on site or nearby): 5
- Price: 60
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · February 2025
- First published
- 24 Mar 2023, 10:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2023, 11:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
1799- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028746- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b5b5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Your tender submission must be uploaded to the Sell2Wales portal Postbox. Your submission must be received by the closing time and date of midday, Monday 24th April 2023. You should allow adequate time for the loading of your documents so as to ensure receipt as the postbox will electronically close at the deadline time and no further submissions will be accepted. All queries in relation to the tender should be conducted via the Q&A function attached to this notice. Closing date for Q&A's is midday, Monday 17th April 2023. All evaluation criteria must be addressed as well as additional requirements completed and evidenced. (WA Ref:133821)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0315 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Apr 2023 → 30 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published29 Sept 2023, 11:13 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2023, 11:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Cardiff Hotel | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 028746-2023-1799-1 · Leonardo Cardiff Hotel
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In partnership with the English Football League (EFL) Trust and UK International… | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | £190,911 – £278,465 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £190,911 – £278,465 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leonardo Cardiff HotelAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria