Official UK procurement notice
FTS - Mandarin Excellence Programme
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedMandarin Programme (2027 onwards)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract to provider a Madnarin Excellence Programme
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Department has awarded this contract to the supplier to provide/deliver the following:AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,400,000
The Department has awarded this contract to the supplier to provide/deliver the following:
- support the diverse geographical location of the schools (where necessary) to ensure the development of teaching and learning of Mandarin Chinese in schools across the country;
- ensure school-led development of the programme, translating centralised guidance and support into local practice;
- act as a grant administrator to manage and transfer up to £3,3 million per year of grant funding to schools on the programme
- provide a framework for the sustainability of Mandarin Chinese in England beyond the life of the programme;
- ensure experienced MEP schools act as hub leaders to implement successfully the step-up of teaching required within the life of the programme, and to be able to lead confidently additional new schools in following years.
- build upon the successes of work delivered to date by the current contract holders.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Tenderers must pass standard Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion Criteria as set out in the Standard Selection Questionnaire and have sufficiently robust Financial Standing.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- 16 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Apr 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022213- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029c62Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
There are a number of Key Performance Indicators and Service Levels that the Authority expects the Supplier to meet during the term of the contract. These are specified in detail in the Tender documentation.
Publisher note: Interested economic operators (Potential Contractors) are required to register on the Authority’s e-tendering portal. Applicants can access this system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com where the details of how to register and the terms of free registration are provided. Potential Contractors are referred to the procurement documents accompanying this Contract Notice for additional information on this procurement and in relation to this Contract Notice. These can be found in the eTendering portal mentioned above. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from or discontinue the procurement process, which shall include the right to not award a Contracts or Contracts as a result of this call for competition. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and priced in sterling. The Authority will not be liable for any bid costs, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a Potential Contractor in proceeding or participating in this procurement, including if the procurement process is terminated or amended by the Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Apr 2021 → 7 Sept 2021 · 5 dates- Submission deadline16 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
- Notice published7 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL Consultants Limited | £16,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022213-2021-1 · UCL Consultants Limited
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2021
- Value
- £16,400,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UCL Consultants LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria