Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
UK
E-mail: tenders@bridgend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bridgend.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Supported Employment Quick Start
Reference number: B889
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Quickstart project will support unemployed or economically inactive individuals aged 16+ with a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 6 months work placement at 25 hours a week in Bridgend to gain valuable experience and enhance employability skills to increase their chances of finding full time, secure work once the placement has ended.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Quickstart project will support unemployed or economically inactive individuals aged 16+ with a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 6 months work placement at 25 hours a week in Bridgend to gain valuable experience and enhance employability skills to increase their chances of finding full time, secure work once the placement has ended.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Questions
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-012533
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: B889
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Ltd
137 New Road, Skewen
Neath
SA106HL
UK
NUTS: UKL17
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 900.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:142302)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/06/2024