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Published 4 May 2023, 16:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sub-contract delivery of Adult Education Budget (AEB) Programmes

Official notice

Authority: New College Swindon (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,036,000≈ £1.0m / year13.1% below final estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2023awarded 21 Jul 2023
Awarded to Quality Transport Training Ltd +2 more
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2024 · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender requirement is for a managed provision of Adult Education Budget programmes in non-devolved areas and includes within the radius of Swindon itself for the 2023/2024 academic year. This will be conducted as an Open Procedure under the Light Touch Regime.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AEB subcontract provision from 01.08.23 to 31.07.24Awarded 1 yrPublished value£1,036,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2024 (1 yr)
Delivery: South West
Variant 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: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative assessment: 90%
  • Profile matrix: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative assessment: 90
  • Profile matrix: 10
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed within the Invitation to Tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
4 May 2023, 16:22 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2023, 12:42 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCS0423
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023384
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesEducation and training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c670 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed within the Invitation to Tender Documents.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
6 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jun 2023 → 10 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Aug 2023, 12:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2023, 12:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 129 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Quality Transport Training Ltd, The Skills Network, WIMBLEDON EXPERIENCE LIMITEDjoint award£900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids · 12 electronic9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

New College Swindon

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Queens Drive , Swindon, South West, SN3 1AHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Quality Transport Training LtdAwarded supplier06238014 Unit 57, Britannia Way, Britannia Enterprise Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands, WS14 9UY
  • The Skills NetworkAwarded supplier06445363 Abbey Court 6-16 Benedict Drive, Selby North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, YO8 8RYContact email
  • Wimbledon Experience LimitedAwarded supplier05316897 Jubilee House, 3 The Drive, Brentwood, Essex , East of England, CM13 3FR

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