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Published 13 Apr 2021, 17:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Special Tuition

Official notice

Authority: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)

Published estimate£580,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 May 2021awarded 5 Jul 2021

Awarded to Equity Foundation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (The Contracting Authority) invited tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for Special Tuition as detailed in the Contract documents and upon the terms and conditions contained in the attached Conditions of Contract.

CPV: Education and training services · Operation of an educational centre · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Delivery: Wales · As stated in the tender documents

Extensions: extension of up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

80000000 Education and training services 80100000 Primary education services 80200000 Secondary education services 80340000 Special education services 80490000 Operation of an educational centre

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

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

As per tender: 60%
price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

As per tender: 60
Price: 40

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As listed in the tender documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 13 Apr 2021, 17:15 BST
Last source update: 7 Jul 2021, 13:25 BST
Award evaluation window: 13 May 2021 – …
Authority reference: itt_79624
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-015695
Classification (CPV): Education and training servicesOperation of an educational centrePrimary education servicesSecondary education servicesSpecial education services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a5bf Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms: As listed in the tender documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:112160)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 13 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 13 May 2021, 14:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

13 May 2021 → 7 Jul 2021 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
13 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
13 May 2021, 14:00 BST
Notice published
7 Jul 2021, 13:25 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
7 Jul 2021, 13:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Equity Foundation LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015695-2021-ecm_127764-1 · Equity Foundation LtdSME
Signed
5 Jul 2021
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (The Contracting Authority) invited tenders from…	2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	£632,800 – £1,714,780
Whole notice	—	—	—	£632,800 – £1,714,780

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Unit 5,, Triangle Business Park, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 4TQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Equity Foundation LtdAwarded supplier MTEC Building , 114 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, UK, CF478APContact phone

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