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Published 26 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Various Employment Academies

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 22 Feb 2021
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Framework Agreement is in relation to the delivery of various employment academies.

The Framework will be divided into four lots as follows:

Lot 1 - Care Sector Employment Academies

Lot 2 - Customer Service Sector Employment Academies

Lot 3 - Practical Sector Employment Academies

Lot 4 - Office Based Sector Employment Academies

There is one preferred supplier to deliver each lot.

CPV: Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 8 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Care Sector Employment AcademiesAwarded

Lot 1 of the framework agreement is regarding the delivery of care sector employment academies. These will include, but are not limited

to:

  • Health;
  • Social Care;
  • Education;
  • Childcare and play work.
Extensions: The use of the Framework by other named participants.
Lot #2Customer Service Sector Employment AcademiesAwarded

Lot 2 of the framework agreement is regarding the delivery of customer service sector employment academies. These will include, but are not limited to:

  • Leisure;
  • Hospitality;
  • Tourism;
  • Retail.
Extensions: The use of the Framework by other named participants.
Lot #3Practical Sector Employment AcademiesAwarded

Lot 3 of the framework agreement is regarding the delivery of practical sector employment academies. These will include, but are not limited to:

  • Transport and logistics;
  • Construction;
  • Green Economy and Manufacturing
Extensions: The use of the Framework by other named participants.
Lot #4Office Based Employment AcademiesAwarded

Lot 4 of the framework agreement is regarding the delivery of office based employment academies. These will include, but are not limited to:

  • Administration;
  • Financial;
  • Digital.
Extensions: The use of the Framework by other named participants.

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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 70Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Various Employment Academies” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Authority reference
T1983
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003958
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0296de Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 22 Feb 2021

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Care Sector Employment Academies

    Signed
    22 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Customer Service Sector Employment Academies

    Signed
    22 Feb 2021
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 - Practical Sector Employment Academies

    Signed
    22 Feb 2021
    Value
    £2,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - Office Based Employment Academies

    Signed
    22 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Care Sector Employment Academies2bids———
2 · Customer Service Sector Employment Academies2bids———
3 · Practical Sector Employment Academies3bids———
4 · Office Based Employment Academies1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 - 21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8GDContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.