Official UK procurement notice
WAES Distance Learning Subcontracted provision 24/25
Authority: capitalEsourcing·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project sought to procure two suitably placed providers to deliver education and training on behalf WAES for its Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) contract in a distance learning with capacity to achieve high outcomes for learners and strong positive destinations.
CPV: Adult and other education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Open Tender, project was to procure two suitably placed providers to deliver education…AwardedPublished value£1,200,000
Open Tender, project was to procure two suitably placed providers to deliver education and training on behalf WAES for its Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) contract in a distance learning with capacity to achieve high outcomes for learners and strong positive destinations. WAES opted to procure two contracts for this service. Each provider has different courses in their offerings and will therefore result in further and wider reach, increasing volume input across a number of different sectors. Thus, ensuring that they meet their targets and in turn WAES targets are also met. WAES require to deliver distance Learning courses within the Health and Social Care, Childcare and Business Sectors to meet their grant allocation.
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 100
- Technical: 100
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 100%
- Technical: 100%
- Suitability
As per tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
Minimum: As per tender documents
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
- First published
- 9 Jul 2024, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2025, 16:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004021- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047bf2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per tender documents
Publisher note: Any variation to this contract will be treated inline with change control process defined in the variation clause. The authority reserve the right to increase or decrease courses or the value of contract drawdown as long as this does not change the contract by making it to be significantly different from the base contract.Any variation to this contract will be treated inline with the contract variation clauses and reference to PCR (2015) regulation 72 may apply. Where the authority seeks to rely on regulation 72, it will seek legal advice from its internal team of solicitors and principles of change control will apply in effecting any change to the agreed contract. The contract will be delivered as a 3 year contract with break clauses after year 1 and 2.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Aug 2024, 12:05 BST
Timeline
5 Aug 2024 → 6 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Aug 2024, 12:05 BST
- Notice published6 Feb 2025, 16:03 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2025, 16:03 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Feb 2025, 16:03 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Curve Group LimitedSME | £480,000 † | — | Awarded |
| The Skills NetworkSME | £480,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
WAES Distance Learning Subcontracted provision 24/25 · Learning Curve Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2024
- Value
- £480,000
- Status
- active
WAES Distance Learning Subcontracted provision 24/25 · The Skills NetworkSME
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2024
- Value
- £480,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Westminster City CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of Justice StrandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Learning Curve Group LtdAwarded supplier
- The Skills Network LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria