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Published 6 Jan 2022, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

GEN_21_10 Professional Accountancy Training and Apprenticeship Program

Official notice

Authority: National Audit Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,730,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ICAEW qualification (the ACA exams)

•The NAO requires a training provider to deliver tuition to its graduate and school leaver trainees for the ICAEW qualification (the ACA exams).

•The NAO recruits approximately 70 graduate and 10 school leaver trainees each year for its professional training programmes based in London and Newcastle.

•The Newcastle intake will normally be between 10-12 trainees, with approximately four being school leavers. The remainder of the intake are based in London

•Both graduate and school leaver trainees study the ICAEW qualification, although school leavers will complete this over a longer period and will complete the six CFAB as a Level 4 apprenticeship.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services · Educational software package · Higher education services · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£2,730,000
Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Consideration of renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.Variant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the procurement documents

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Jan 2022, 14:15 GMT
Last source update
6 Jan 2022, 14:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
GEN_21_10
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000329
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesAdult-education services at university levelEducation and training servicesEducational software packageHigher education servicesYouth education services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0307de Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

Please refer to the procurement documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Education-and-training-services./99AU79E3XS To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/99AU79E3XS GO Reference: GO-202216-PRO-19471571

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1800 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2022 → 7 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Jan 2022, 14:15 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawNATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, LONDON, London, SW1W 9SPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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