Official UK procurement notice
Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWMCA is establishing a suite of Adult Education Budget Service Contracts through this procurement exercise, with a total estimated value of up to £4m for the initial 15 month period. It is WMCA's intention that contracts awarded will initially be awarded for 15 months (academic year 2019 to 2020), with an option to extend for a further year up to July 2022.
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Support for those in EmploymentAwarded
The provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 4 includes:
- Focus on new learning to support career progression
- A flexible adult offer to enable those who seek to re-train and up-skill
- Particular focus but not exclusive to those in low-paid, low-skilled and insecure jobs
- Level 2, 3 and 4
- Funding subsidies available to support L3 and L4
- Pre-apprenticeship provision that supports uptake of Apprenticeships
Lot #2Birmingham Commonwealth GamesAwarded
The provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 5 includes:
- Particular focus on young people aged between 19 and 30 and unemployed adults aged 30+ through level 3 provision
- Technical skills at level 3 supporting event management, digital marketing, hospitality, sports coaching and team leading.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
- Authority reference
02336-2020- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016747- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034810Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
This contract provides Adult Education Skills and Training throughout the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
The impact of the pandemic has been unprecedented and widespread across our residents communities, and businesses and we are currently experiencing a challenging economic picture. Employment is flat, while falling unemployment masks a continuing decline in the size of the labour force as economic inactivity rises. While short-term unemployment is at its lowest ever, long-term unemployment is significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. Record vacancies signal that employers are finding it increasingly hard to fill posts. And while pay is increasing, soaring inflation means that it is declining in real terms. Taken together, this creates a toxic mix for living standards that will not resolve itself. The provision of training has a key role to play in moving people back into the labour force; improving workplace support; and helping people find good, well-paid employment and progress at work.
We want to align our skills funding to be able to deliver maximum impact so we intend to procure provision collectively - meaning we are aiming to run a single procurement opportunity for Adult Education Budget, National Skills Fund and Multiply.
The estimated length of time expected to be able to create the new offering is anticipated to be in the region of 6 to 12 months. We are therefore intending to let the contract for an initial period of 6 months with the option to extend for a further 6 month period.
To ensure service continuity, the West Midlands Combined Authority has taken the decision to award the contract to their current providers (please see list above), under Regulation 32 of the Procurement Regulations 2015 as the Services consist of a repetition of similar services entrusted to the current providers which are the same as or similar to the Services awarded under their original contracts.
Publisher note: As stated elsewhere in this notice, The initial contract period is for 6 months, with an option to extend for a further 6 months (12 months total). The current contracts end on the 31st July 2022, the new ones will commence from 1st August 2022. For the purposes of maximum transparency, this is the second of 2 contract award notices published by the WMCA in respect of the provision of Adult Education Services. The title of the first notice is Adult Education Budget Service Contract 1.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Support for those in Employment1 award | |||
| Learning Curve Group Limited, Waltham International College Limitedjoint awardAdult Education Budget service contract 2 - Support for those in Employment | £582,464 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Birmingham Commonwealth Games1 award | |||
| Babington Business College Ltd, Bright Direction Training LimitedSME, Mitre Group LimitedSMEjoint awardAdult Education Budget Service Contract 2 - Birmingham Commonwealth Games | £582,491 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Education Budget service contract 2 - Support for those in Employment · Learning Curve Group Limited, Waltham International College Limited
- Signed
- 17 May 2022
- Value
- £582,464
- Status
- active
Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2 - Birmingham Commonwealth Games · Babington Business College Ltd, Bright Direction Training LimitedSME, Mitre Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 May 2022
- Value
- £582,491
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Support for those in Employment | 2bids | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Birmingham Commonwealth Games | 3bids | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- WMCAReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- Babington Business CollegeAwarded supplier
- Bright Direction Training LimitedAwarded supplier
- Learning Curve GroupAwarded supplier
- Mitre Group LimitedAwarded supplier
- Waltham International College LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.