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Published 16 Feb 2022, 14:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NTU/22/2094/DS – Help To Grow Mentoring Services

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£696,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 Mar 2022awarded 5 Jul 2022
Lots 5max 3 to bid

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Announced at Budget 2021, ‘Help to Grow’ is an executive development programme to support SMEs to boost their business performance and growth potential. Small business leaders will develop their strategic skills to increase their business’s long-term productivity, resilience and capacity to innovate. Help to Grow is a hybrid virtual/in person programme, providing 50 hours of support over 12 weeks. Designed to be manageable alongside full time work. Support will be delivered via the following formats: 8 x Virtual webinars, 4 x Face to Face Case Study Workshops, 8 x Peer Group Calls, 10 hours of 1:1 support from a mentor to develop a business growth plan and Alumni Programme.

CPV: General management consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 35 suppliers · 23 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.7 per place) · 21 appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Mentoring focussed on Strategy, Organisation and LeadershipAwardedceiling above

Lot 1 – Mentoring focussed on Strategy, Organisation and Leadership.

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial ManagementAwardedPublished value£80,000

Lot 2 - Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial Management

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and PositioningAwardedceiling above

Lot 3 - Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and Positioning

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & DigitalisationAwardedPublished value£160,000

Lot 4 Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & Digitalisation

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or CharitiesAwardedPublished value£56,000

Lot 5 - Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or Charities

Delivery: East Midlands
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
How bids were scored · same split on all 5 lots
Price: 5%Environmental: 95%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • price: 5%
  • Technical Experience, Technical Expertise & Competencies, Service Delivery, Communication & Interpersonal Skills, Sustainability and Added Value.: 95%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Experience, Technical Expertise & Competencies, Service Delivery, Communication & Interpersonal Skills, Sustainability and Added Value.: 95%
  • Price: 5%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Please see ITT documentation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see ITT documentation.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see ITT documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “NTU/22/2094/DS – Help To Grow Mentoring Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 35 suppliers, 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 · 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
16 Feb 2022, 14:32 GMT
Last source update
7 Jul 2022, 09:47 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
NTU/22/2094/DS
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018579
Classification (CPV)
General management consultancy services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0317e0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Correction to previous Contract Award Notice reference: 2022/S 000-018254, to correct the awarded suppliers for Lot 4 Operations, Systems & Digitalisation, due to omission of All 3 Circles Ltd.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu ↗

Appointment period ends
22 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Mar 2022, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Mar 2022 → 7 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Mar 2022, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jul 2022, 09:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jul 2022, 10:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 21admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2323 from SMEs · busiest of 5 lots
Contracts signed 10latest 5 Jul 2022

10 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, £200,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial Management

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    £80,000
    Status
    active
  • Organisation, Leadership & Management

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and Positioning

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & Digitalisation

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    £160,000
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or Charities

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    £56,000
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Organisation, Leadership & Management

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial Management

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    £80,000
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and Positioning

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & Digitalisation

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    £160,000
    Status
    active
  • Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or Charities

    Signed
    5 Jul 2022
    Value
    £56,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Mentoring focussed on Strategy, Organisation and Leadership23bids · 23 electronic · 2 from abroad23——
2 · Mentoring focussed on Practical & Strategic Financial Management6bids · 6 electronic · 2 from abroad6——
3 · Mentoring focussed on Sales, Marketing and Positioning18bids · 18 electronic · 2 from abroad18——
4 · Mentoring focussed on Operations, Systems & Digitalisation10bids · 10 electronic · 2 from abroad10——
5 · Mentoring focussed on Sustainable Growth of Social Enterprises or Charities8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Trent University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4FQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

24 commercial parties on the notice
  • All 3 Circles LimitedFramework contractor Telegraph House, 59 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, West Midlands, ST17 4AWContact email
  • Ask the Chameleon LtdFramework contractor 39 Tower Road, Burton upon Trent., West Midlands, DE15 0NHContact email
  • Ask the Chameleon LtdFramework contractor 39 Tower Road, Burton upon Trent, West Midlands, DE15 0NHContact email
  • Asking Better Questions LtdFramework contractor Flat 1, 35 Newcastle Drive, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 1AAContact email
  • Brand ClearFramework contractor The McLaren Building, 46 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7LRContact email
  • Broadhurst Digital LimitedFramework contractor 18 St Nicholas Place, Milford Street, Derby, East Midlands, DE1 3GDContact email
  • Business Centred Solutions LimitedFramework contractor 57 Tiddington Road, Stratford upon Avon, West Midlands, CV37 7AFContact email
  • GrowthMesh LimitedFramework contractor Elton House, Church Lane, Thrumpton, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG11 0AXContact email
  • Kear Technology SolutionsFramework contractor 215 Avon Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 2LBContact email
  • Kennedy-Little Associates LtdFramework contractor 21 Sterling Close, Denby, Derby, East Midlands, DE5 8NUContact email
Show 14 more suppliers
  • Kennedy-Little Associates LtdFramework contractor 21 Sterling, Denby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, DE5 8NUContact email
  • M4G UK LimitedFramework contractor 78 Repton Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 7ELContact email
  • Oxentia LtdFramework contractor Willow Court, 7 West Way, Oxford, South East, OX2 0JbContact email
  • Passion Marketing LimitedFramework contractor 6 Harcourt Place, Derby, East Midlands, DE74 2XJContact email
  • Red Bus Ltd (t/a The Brand Strategy)Framework contractor 61 Highland Drive, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 2HTContact email
  • Self Develop ServicesFramework contractor 1 Trysull Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 7LDContact email
  • The Business Engine Room LtdFramework contractor Castle Cavendish Business Centre, Dorking Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 5PNContact email
  • This is Southside LtdFramework contractor Ivy Cottage, Finkle Street Lane, Wortley, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S35 7DHContact email
  • Tretis LimitedFramework contractor 71-75 Shelton, Covent Garden, London, London, WC2H 9JQContact email
  • Ursula Cameron LimitedFramework contractor Herbalshaw Meadow Barn, Weston Underwood, Derby, East Midlands, DE6 4PPContact email
  • ValueX Partners LtdFramework contractor 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LTContact email
  • Virtue Business ServicesFramework contractor 12 Hazelwood, Duffield, Derbyshire, East Midlands, DE56 4DPContact email
  • Vispera LtdFramework contractor 62-64 Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, East Midlands, LE65 1Contact email
  • Vispera LtdFramework contractor 62-64 Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, East Midlands, LE65 1ANContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.