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Published 13 Mar 2024, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Development and Delivery of Training to ACE Line Managers

Official notice

Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£116,667exc. VAT14.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2024awarded 3 Jun 2024
Awarded to First Ascent Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Arts Council England is seeking to procure the design and delivery support of bespoke training for c200 Line Managers. The content of the training programme will cover a mix of leadership and personal skills development, alongside more practical managerial type skills that reflect ACE internal process and policy. We anticipate that ACE will deliver some of those elements internally, however the entire programme should feel coherent and as part of one package.

Preferred delivery method is a blended learning approach as best supports the objectives of the programme. Any e-learning needs to be fully accessible, branded and bespoke to ACE. Content and interactions should be innovative and use the latest e-learning practices and standards.

Due to the geographical spread of staff,  most instructor led sessions should ideally be designed as online group learning (e.g. Zoom or MS Teams) but we would also like to develop peer networks.

Full details are in the tender documents

CPV: Management training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Arts Council England is seeking to procure both the design and delivery support of…AwardedPublished value£116,667

Arts Council England is seeking to procure both the design and delivery support of bespoke training for c200 Line Managers across the organisation. The content of the full training programme will cover a mix of leadership and personal skills development, alongside more practical managerial type skills that will need to reflect ACE internal process and policy. We anticipate that ACE will deliver some of those elements internally, however the entire programme should feel coherent and as part of one package.

The delivery method of preference is a blended learning approach as best supports the objectives of the programme. Any e-learning needs to be fully accessible, branded and bespoke to the Arts Council. Content and interactions should be innovative and use the latest e-learning practices and standards i.e. video, animation, interactions, gamification etc.

Due to the geographical spread of staff, the majority of delivery for instructor led sessions should ideally be designed as online group learning via a platform such as Zoom or MS Teams.   However, we would very much like to encourage the development of peer networks as part of this programme and ACE can facilitate in-person learning events to support this. We are keen to explore a cohort approach to learning to enhance the learner experience and create a sense of community.

In order to achieve high levels of engagement from staff we would require the provider to develop inspiring branding and promotional materials along with any programme resources. We also require potential suppliers to provide an evaluation approach to measure the success of the programme.

We would ideally like to include an option to transition to internal delivery as part of the service to ensure sustainability of this programme. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: artscouncil.delta-esourcing.com/respond/PQ37KU5MFT ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Option to extend by a further 12 months to 31st May 2027Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 25%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Understanding the Brief: 20%
  • Programme development: 15%
  • Project management: 10%
  • Expertise and capacity of the team: 10%
  • Risk Management: 10%
  • Cost: 25%
  • Social Value - supporting disabled people to develop new skills: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Understanding the Brief: 20
  • Programme development: 15
  • Project management: 10
  • Expertise and capacity of the team: 10
  • Risk Management: 10
  • Social Value - supporting disabled people to develop new skills: 10
  • Cost: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Mar 2024, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
8 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
ACE 583 ITT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025130
Classification (CPV)
Management training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0447f7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=881526947 GO Reference: GO-202488-PRO-27343433

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

17 Apr 2024 → 8 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £99,5501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2422 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
First Ascent Group LimitedSME£99,550 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
24bids · 24 electronic22——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Arts Council England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Hive, 49 Lever Street, Manchester, UK, M1 1FNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • First Ascent Group LimitedAwarded supplier03499793 St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 0WSContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria