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Published 11 May 2023, 12:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TECHNICAL IT & ACCREDITION TRAINING SERVICES - University of Aberdeen

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 12 Jul 2023
Awarded to QA Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of contract for the provision of a range of technical IT and professional accreditation training to individuals or groups, which must include networking, server administration, security, programming and development techniques, project and programme management and specialist technologies which will include cloud.

CPV: Computer training services · Industrial and technical training services · Staff training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Award of contract following open ITT.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contract is for three years in the first instance, with the option of extending it for 2 further periods of one year, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Compliance with Specification: 25%
  • Supporting systems: 20%
  • Service delivery model: 25%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Compliance with Specification: 25
  • Supporting systems: 20
  • Service delivery model: 25
  • 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
11 May 2023, 12:21 BST
Last source update
12 Jul 2023, 15:51 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
AU22/95
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019995
Classification (CPV)
Computer training servicesIndustrial and technical training servicesStaff training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c7f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:738609)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 12 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    12 Jul 2023, 15:51 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jul 2023, 15:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QA Limited£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019995-2023-AU22/95-1 · QA Limited

    Signed
    12 Jul 2023
    Value
    £200,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QA LimitedAwarded supplier Rath House, 55-65 Uxbridge, Slough, Berkshire, UK, SL1 1SG

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria