Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Gateshead College
Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3BE
UK
Telephone: +44 7435680091
E-mail: jack.buckley@tenetservices.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gateshead.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.gateshead.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Gateshead College – Provision of a Training and Education Delivery Partner
Reference number: CA10399 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Gateshead College has a need to appoint suitably qualified organisations capable of delivering training and education in England in partnership with the college for the academic years 2022 - 2025.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 086 494.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80531100
80000000
80521000
80510000
80530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
Main site or place of performance:
Gateshead
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Gateshead College has a need to appoint suitably qualified organisations capable of delivering training and education in England in partnership with the college for the academic years 2022 - 2025. Gateshead College seeks to contract for high quality provision which complements but does not compete with its own provision, meets the needs of employers, and/or benefits the local community.
Gateshead College intends to enter into a contract with a qualified organisation, with their own merits, and together covering a range of training programmes and funding streams.
This specification relates to learner’s resident in England who are eligible for funding under the requirements of the appropriate Funding Agencies
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical & Professional Capability
/ Weighting: 30.00%
Quality criterion: Services Specification
/ Weighting: 50.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
20.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x24 month(s)
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:
2022/S 000-010705
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA10399
Title: Gateshead College – Provision of a Training and Education Delivery Partner
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/08/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SORA SERVICES LIMITED
3 Monkton Court,
HEBBURN
NE31 2EX
UK
Telephone: +44 3301242670
E-mail: adam.burke@sora-group.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.sora-group.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 086 494.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 4AJ
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 4AJ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 4AJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/08/2022