Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire Council
Council Offices, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
UK
Contact person: Mrs Naomi O'Malley
Telephone: +44 1432383073
E-mail: Naomi.O'Malley@herefordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
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
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of UKSPF 1-2-1 Business Support
Reference number: DN719217
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Herefordshire Council was awarded £7.54m UK Shared Prosperity Funding. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF or the Fund) is a central pillar of the UK government’s ambitious Levelling Up agenda and a significant component of its support for places across the UK. It seizes the opportunities of leaving the European Union, by investing in domestic priorities and targeting funding where it is needed most: building pride in place, supporting high quality skills training, supporting pay, employment and productivity growth and increasing life chances. This funding is part of Intervention E24: Funding for new and improvements to existing training hubs, business support offers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-interventions-outputs-and-indicators/interventions-list-for-england.
The council is looking to appoint up to 10 business advisors to deliver 1-2-1 business advice to support delivery of this intervention in Herefordshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Herefordshire Council was awarded £7.54m UK Shared Prosperity Funding. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF or the Fund) is a central pillar of the UK government’s ambitious Levelling Up agenda and a significant component of its support for places across the UK. It seizes the opportunities of leaving the European Union, by investing in domestic priorities and targeting funding where it is needed most: building pride in place, supporting high quality skills training, supporting pay, employment and productivity growth and increasing life chances. This funding is part of Intervention E24: Funding for new and improvements to existing training hubs, business support offers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-interventions-outputs-and-indicators/interventions-list-for-england.
The council is looking to appoint up to 10 business advisors to deliver 1-2-1 business advice to support delivery of this intervention in Herefordshire.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 78
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 12
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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 000-011807
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aim Solutions Ltd., BIC Innovation Ltd., Herefordshire & Worcestershire Group Training Association Ltd., Impact Innovation & Growth Services Ltd., J&G Johnson Ltd. T/A Mountain Perspective, Schoolgate Accounting Services Ltd., V4 Services Ltd., YTKO Ltd., Minerva Elite Performance Ltd.
London, Anglesey, Hereford, Newport, Hereford, London, Gateshead, Middlesex, Hereford
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire Council
Anglesey
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/07/2024