Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Educational Providers for the Swansea Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Council (the Council) invites tenders for inclusion onto a Framework Agreement of educational providers for pupils who are educated within Swansea Pupil Referral Unit (PRU).
Swansea PRU caters for pupils aged from 5 – 16. In its secondary provision, it serves to support young people aged 11-16 who are not educated in Schools. The pupils who attend the PRU have severe and complex needs and can be highly challenging pupils in terms of their behaviour and attitudes to learning.
The aim of the framework is to provide additional curriculum and vocational support for pupils in the secondary phase of Swansea PRU. These include pupils who are aged from 13 – 16 and who represent some of the most challenging young people in the Authority; in order to nurture a positive experience of full-time education by developing a unique programme of support bespoke to each young person.
This bespoke package will include varying amounts of academic content provided by teachers based at Swansea PRU combined with a vocational provision provided by the successful providers. The programmes have each young person’s interests and needs at their centre.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf
CPV: Education and training services · Secondary education services · Technical and vocational secondary education services · Technical secondary education services · Vocational secondary education services · Vocational training services · Youth education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values publishedLot #11L Complementary/ Alternative Curricula
The Council are looking for short and/or long provision within the academic year offering additionally to statutory provision. Generally, complementary or alternative curricula will be designed to lead on to specific careers and be vocational in nature. We would expect full, partial or unit qualification to be completed, which must be on the QiW website.
Provision is required in the following areas:
- LOT 1A Arts, Crafts and Photography
- LOT 1B Catering and Hospitality
- LOT 1C Computing and Digital Technology
- LOT 1D Engineering, Construction and Motor Vehicle
- LOT 1E Hairdressing, Beauty and Holistics
- LOT 1F Health and Childcare
- LOT 1G Music, Media and Performance
- LOT 1H Sports, Fitness and Outdoor Pursuits
- LOT 1I Travel and Tourism
- LOT 1J Land Based Studies
- LOT 1K Animal Care
- LOT 1L Vocational Studies Additional information: The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 01 June 2020 - 31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
Lot #2Military Provision
As a means of supporting young people accessing the Pupil Referral Unit, Swansea Council is specifically looking to source a provision that has a focus around careers/experience in the Military. Additional information: The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 01 June 2020 - 31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
Lot #3Building Resilience Programme
We are looking for a provision that will offer additionally to statutory counselling services that can be delivered over a number of weeks. The provision must have a central focus on resilience and aim to build on areas the pupils can develop in order to achieve success in their future careers and life. Additional information: The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 01 June 2020 - 31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
Lot #4Enterprise Programme
The Council are looking for specific provision that will develop the skills to show initiative and resourcefulness. The design of the programme and duration of the programme can be varied but must focus on skills and aim to develop key themes such as showing initiative, risk-taking, resilience, problem solving, creativity, lateral thinking, blue-sky thinking, innovation, imagination and determination. Additional information: The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 01 June 2020 - 31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
Lot #5One off Projects & Workshops
The projects themselves can be varied in nature and typically last for up to 8 weeks or sessions. A specific qualification is not expected but activities should be motivational and inspire young people in a particular area. Additional information: The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 01 June 2020 - 31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
Lot #6Innovation Lot
All companies awarded for product lots can be approached to develop bespoke programmes in collaboration with the requesting school. Additional information: The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 01 June 2020 - 31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
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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).
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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).
See Tender Documents.
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Educational Providers for the…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jan 2021, 16:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jan 2021, 16:16 GMT
- Authority reference
CCS/19/288- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001474- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d18Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Review procedure
The Council may incorporate a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period will extend to 15 calendar days for communication by non-electronic means. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Council as soon as possible after the decision has been made. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 30 days). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Council to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Council to pay a civil financial penalty, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Council has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions. Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register. 1. Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once): — Navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk — Click the “Suppliers register here” link. — Enter your correct business and user details. — Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete. — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure). — Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”. 2. Express an interest in the project: — Login to the portal with your username/password. — Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier). — Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. — Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. — This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only). — Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box. 3. Responding to the invitation to tender: — You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting). — You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on: — E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk — Phone: +44 8003684850 (WA Ref:107575)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £117,647, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
LOT 3 Building Resilience Programme
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2020
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
LOT 6 Innovation Lot
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2020
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
LOT 5 One off Projects & Workshops
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2020
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
LOT 4 Enterprise Programme
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2020
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
LOT 1A-1L Complementary/ Alternative Curricula
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2020
- Value
- £1,411,765
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 1L Complementary/ Alternative Curricula | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · Building Resilience Programme | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Enterprise Programme | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · One off Projects & Workshops | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 6 · Innovation Lot | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- City & County of Swansea, Legal, Democratic Services and Business IntelligenceReview contact point
- High CourtReview body
- Legal, Democratic and Business Intelligence, Swansea Council,Mediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Engage Education CentreFramework contractor
- Inspire Training (GE) LtdFramework contractor
- LEAP TO LEARN LTDFramework contractor
- Rewise LearningFramework contractor
- Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.