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Published 5 Jul 2021, 15:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

West Midlands Combined Authority AEB Digital Bootcamps

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£21,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2021awarded 23 Oct 2021
Awarded to Capita PLC +7 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) became responsible for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) for its residents from 1st August 2019. Devolved AEB provides funding for adult skills delivery, for residents (aged 19 and over) of the West Midlands’ seven constituent areas (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton).AEB is seeking to raise the profile of adult learning to provide a viable option for our residents to re-train, move on and move up. For a number of years, the AEB has focused on basic and low-level skills which coupled with funding cuts has limited the impact of this vitally important programme. Through this tender exercise the WMCA is seeking to integrate its successful Digital Bootcamp pilot into AEB to provide sustainability for this programme.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£21,000,000

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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the tendering documentation

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
5 Jul 2021, 15:37 BST
Last source update
23 Nov 2021, 11:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
03276-2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029130
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c396 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
4 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Aug 2021, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Aug 2021 → 23 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Aug 2021, 12:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Nov 2021, 11:36 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Nov 2021, 11:36 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £21,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3123 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Capita PLC, Code Your FutureSME, GENERATION: YOU EMPLOYED, UKSME, Resume FoundationSME, Techtalent Academy LtdSME, The Skills Network +4 morejoint awardDigital Bootcamps£21,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
31bids · 31 electronic23——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 3SDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice
  • Capita plcAwarded supplier 65 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ, London, West Midlands
  • Code Your FutureAwarded supplier 106 Oxley Close, London, SE1 5HP, London, West Midlands
  • Generation: You Employed UKAwarded supplier One High St, Egham TW20, 9HJ, Egham, West Midlands
  • Local Education and Development (LEAD)Awarded supplier Townend House, Part Street, Floor 5, Walsall, WS11NS, Walsall, West Midlands
  • Resume FoundationAwarded supplier 9 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GE, Leicester, West Midlands
  • School of Code LtdAwarded supplier Browne Jacobson Llp Victoria Square House (Cs), Victoria Square, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B2 4BU, Birmingham, West Midlands
  • Techtalent Academy LtdAwarded supplier 55 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2AA, Birmingham, West Midlands
  • The Skills Network LtdAwarded supplier Abbey Court, 6-16 Benedict Drive, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8RY, North Yorkshire, West Midlands
  • The University of BirminghamAwarded supplier Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, West Midlands
  • Twin Training International LtdAwarded supplier 12 Lambarde Square, 1st Floor, The Greenwich Centre, Greenwich, London SE10 9GB, London, West Midlands

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