Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Academic Support for Railway Operations Apprenticeships
Authority: University of Keele (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the provision of Specialist Academic Support for Railway Operations Apprenticeships.
Since 2019, Keele University has been delivering a Senior Leader Apprenticeship and seeks to extend its provision to provide a specialist award for rail sector leaders, hereafter the SLA (Railway Ops).
The University wishes to offer two specialist rail operators start points on the apprenticeship in February and September, for a maximum of 50 learners (25 per start point) per academic year.
The Service Provider will be required to provide a comprehensive set of support services to the SLA (Railway Ops) in accordance with the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
CPV: Higher education services · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The contract will run for a period of three years with options to extend for two…RenewalPublished value£500,000
The contract will run for a period of three years with options to extend for two further periods of one year. The decision of whether to take up the extension options will be down to the absolute discretion of the University.
The estimated total value of the contract over its duration (including the extension options if these are taken up) is £500,000 excluding VAT.
Main reasons for the decision not to sub-divide the contract into lots: Given the need for one Service Provider to co-ordinate the delivery of all of the services required, the contract has not been divided into lots.
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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 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).
- Relevant Knowledge, Experience and Expertise of key named individuals assigned to performing the contract: 300 marks
- Approach and Methodology for Service Delivery including risk management and quality control: 300 marks
- Adherence to Data Security requirements in the delivery of the contract: 100 marks
- Price: 300 marks
- Suitability
The Service Provider must be registered on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (or equivalent) and hold a UK Provider Reference Number (or equivalent).
The Service Provider must have had a full OFSTED inspection grade at 'Good' or above or a monitoring visit at 'Reasonable Progress' or above from their most recent visit (or equivalent).
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
- Closed
- 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
- 12 Aug 2024, 18:06 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2024, 18:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
KU/660/DP/NOD/2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025509- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The conditions for performance of the contract and technical specifications are as stated in the procurement documents.
- Review procedure
Any review proceedings should be promptly brought to the attention of the Chief Financial Officer of the University at the address provided above and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('PCRs 2015'). Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including, without limitation, the PCRs 2015. In accordance with the PCRs 2015, the University will incorporate a minimum 10-calendar day standstill period from the date information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
12 Aug 2024 → 16 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published12 Aug 2024, 18:06 BST
- Submission deadline13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts16 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria