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: Sherie.BRAISBY@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
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
Attendance Mentors Expansion
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Procure services to set up, recruit and train Attendance Mentors to go in to schools and mentor Children and Young People that have less that 50% attendance and also support their families. This is to increase attendance in schools across England in chosen regions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procure services to set up, recruit and train Attendance Mentors to go in to schools and mentor Children and Young People that have less that 50% attendance and also support their families. This is to increase attendance in schools across England in chosen regions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
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 000-005860
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 25426
Title: Attendance Mentors Expansion
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/09/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Empowering Education International (ETIO)
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: 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:
: 14 997 424.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DfE
2 St Pauls Place, 125 Norfolk Street
Sheffield
S1 2JF
UK
E-mail: sherie.braisby@education.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2024