Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: RM1631

Title: Major Projects Leadership Academy

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

09/01/2012

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: /concession: 16 500 000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

22/12/2020

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

VII.1.1) Main CPV code

80500000

VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

80400000

80510000

80532000

80570000

VII.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement

The contract provides for the design and delivery of the Major Project Leadership Academy and other workshops for senior officials to improve the quality of major project leadership in Government. The contract has so far covered:

• Phase 1 (develop and refine the Academy offer in respect of its content, structure and teaching/learning approach, including delivering the first module and designing and running a workshop for Permanent Secretaries and Directors General);

• Phase 2 (delivery of the full Academy offer developed in Phase 1);

• Extended Phase 2 services (which continued the delivery of the full Academy offer and the development and delivery of further workshops for senior officials); and

• Additional Phase 2 services. (These services were provided pursuant to a modification of the contract (as referred to in [Section VII.2.1]).

The modification will extend the contract for the provision of the MPLA which includes delivery of 4 Academy cohorts and 5 additional major project delivery leadership workshops and support activities for the development of senior level civil service capability. The contract will be extended for up to 18 months from 25 January 2021. Over the course of the contract in its entirety (taking into account the proposed modification), the provider will have launched 31 cohorts of MPLA with each cohort taking place over an 18-month period.

VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months: 126

VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: 25 388 000.00 GBP

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.2) Information about modifications

VII.2.1) Description of the modifications

This contract is being modified in accordance with Regulations 72(1)(c) and 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The modification will extend the contract for the provision of the MPLA which includes delivery of 4 Academy cohorts and 5 additional major project delivery leadership workshops and support activities for the development of senior level civil service capability. The contract will be extended for up to 18 months from 25 January 2021.

The contract was extended beyond the term originally provided for in the procurement documents and the original contract in January 2019 for a period of 2 years. The services provided (the Additional services referred to in Section VII.1.4) were 5 MPLA cohorts and additional major project delivery leadership workshops and support activities for the development of senior level civil service capability. The value of the modification was for up to GBP 4 750 000. More information can be found https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:457429-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

In March 2020 WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. The need for this contract modification has been brought about by the impact of Covid-19 on the current MPLA delivery and tender process for the new contract which could not have been foreseen by the contracting authority. The MPLA is primarily delivered as a face to face 18 month programme, national restrictions have led to a backlog of teaching commitments and services. The impact of Covid-19 on IPA resource, and other critical government stakeholders, have resulted in delays to the procurement process for the new contract which the contracting authority had intended to commence in 2020. Additionally the complexity and bespoke nature of MPLA means it is not possible for a change of contractor before the planned procurement due to substantial duplication of costs and the investment in time required (under Regulation 72(1)(b)).

VII.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)

Value excluding VAT: 21 250 000.00 Currency: GBP

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: 25 388 000.00 Currency: GBP