Official UK procurement notice
WAES Referral Agent for Learning Programmes
Authority: capitalEsourcing·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of this procurement is to identify a provider who can market Westminster Adult Education Services Level 2 and Level 3 Distance Learning courses across the GLA region and Non-Devolved EFSA regions. The agent will be required to conduct initial assessment and obtain credible evidence on potential learners and support eligible learners with enrolment via WAES website.
CPV: Administrative educational services · Adult-education services at university level · E-learning services · Youth education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The proposed contract arrangement is for a single referral agent who has the…AwardedPublished value£300,000
The proposed contract arrangement is for a single referral agent who has the appropriate expertise to market to, recruit, conduct initial assessments, induct, and refer learners undertaking level 2 and 3 qualifications in Childcare, Health and Social Care, Business and Digital. Targets would be set out annually based of the GLA an ESFA funding allocations for the academic year. We also sought proposals from agents that can also support the Free Courses for Jobs Curriculum.
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 (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 80%
- Price: 20%
- Price: 80/20
- Suitability
The agents that will be evaluated are those with specific sector experience as per specification brief
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT documents
Minimum: As per ITT document - Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documents
Minimum: As per tender documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 5 Jul 2024, 14:13 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2025, 15:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003695- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b25Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per tender documents
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will apply a 10 day mandatory standstill before the contract is awarded to allow unsuccessful tenderers to appeal any decision, and if this happens during standstill, the award of contract contract will not progress beyond the Alcatel letter until all issues regarding the appeal have been resolved
Publisher note: 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 principle 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 noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.capitalesourcing.com ↗
- 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 → 4 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Aug 2024, 12:05 BST
- Notice published4 Feb 2025, 15:49 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2025, 15:49 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2025, 15:49 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Courses UKSME | £377,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
WAES Referral Agent for Learning Programmes · Free Courses UKSME
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2025
- Value
- £377,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The proposed contract arrangement is for a single referral agent who has the… | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £377,000 – £1,068,000 |
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 StrandMediation bodyReview body
- Westminster City Council Westminster City Hall 64 Victoria Street London London SW1E 6QPReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Free Courses UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.