Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: jonathan.laporta@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As part of the ESFA’s commitment to ensure that the organisations it funds can access high quality support and guidance, it will continue to offer peer-to-peer support for school business leaders from school resource management experts. The Supplier will identify, supply, and manage a cohort of School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) and School and Trust Business Professional (SBP) mentors (‘Accredited Persons’).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 004 899.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the ESFA’s commitment to ensure that the organisations it funds can access high quality support and guidance, it will continue to offer peer-to-peer support for school business leaders from school resource management experts. The Supplier will identify, supply, and manage a cohort of School Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs) and School and Trust Business Professional (SBP) mentors (‘Accredited Persons’).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Background and Experience
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Recruitment and Retention of Accredited Persons
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Quality Assurance
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Contract Management
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Risk Management
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-011503
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: con_26050, con_26051
Title: Supply of School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) programme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North Yorkshire Council
Northallerton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
School Business Services
Welwyn Garden City
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 004 899.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/12/2024