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Published 5 Jul 2021, 11:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Somerset County Council Apprenticeship Services

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

8 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 18 Jun 2021
Awarded to Exeter College +18 more8 awards

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Somerset County Council (SCC) requires a service provider, or providers, to manage the administration and delivery of its Apprenticeship programme. The Apprenticeships, to be provided via this procurement exercise, are funded via the Council’s Apprenticeship Levy, a proportion of which has been used as match-funding in a wider bid to the European Social Fund (ESF) Programme, to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project.

CPV: Vocational training services

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Legal finance and accounting apprenticeshipsAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in Legal Finance and Accounting.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #2Sales, marketing and procurementAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in Sales, marketing and procurement.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #3Business and administrationAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in Business and Administration.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #4Catering, hospitality and facilities managementAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in catering, hospitality and facilities management.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #5Childcare and educationAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in childcare and education.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #6Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport & LogisticsAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in construction, engineering, manufacturing, transport and Logistics.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #7Digital, Creative and DesignAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in digital, creative and design.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West
Lot #8Health, Social Care and ScienceAwarded

Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in health, social care and science.

Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working days of a referral and deliver support within 5 days of a referral, the target for enrolment is seven days.

Delivery: South West

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 8 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Jul 2021, 11:41 BST
Last source update
5 Jul 2021, 11:41 BST
Authority reference
DN487261
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015335
Classification (CPV)
Vocational training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c35a Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Bids received 13356 from SMEs
Contracts signed 8latest 18 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Legal finance and accounting apprenticeships1 award
Exeter College, Learning Skills Partnership Ltd, Richard Huish College, South West Association of Training Providers, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, University of Gloucestershire +2 morejoint awardLegal Finance and Accounting——Awarded
Lot 2 · Sales, marketing and procurement1 award
Agincare Group, Just IT Training LimitedSME, Learning Curve Group Limited, Richard Huish College, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, University of Gloucestershire +1 morejoint award——Awarded
Lot 3 · Business and administration1 award
Agincare Group, Learning Curve Group Limited, Richard Huish, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, The Open University, University of Gloucestershire +5 morejoint award——Awarded
Lot 4 · Catering, hospitality and facilities management1 award
Exeter College, Learning Curve Group Limited, Lifetime Training Group Ltd, Logistics.com (UK) LtdSME, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, University of Gloucestershire +2 morejoint award——Awarded
Lot 5 · Childcare and education1 award
Agincare Group Limited, Learning Curve Group Limited, Richard Huish College, Somerset Skills and Learning CIC LtdSME, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, University of Gloucestershire +2 morejoint award——Awarded
Lot 6 · Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics1 award
Exeter College, Learning Skills Partnership Ltd, South West Association of Training Providers, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, University of Gloucestershire, University of the West of England +2 morejoint awardConstruction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics——Awarded
Lot 7 · Digital, Creative and Design1 award
Exeter College, Learning Curve Group Limited, South West Association of Training Providers, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, University of Gloucestershire, University of the West of England +3 morejoint award——Awarded
Lot 8 · Health, Social Care and Science1 award
Agincare Group Limited, Learning Curve Group Limited, Richard Huish College, Somerset Skills and Learning CIC LtdSME, The Colleges Partnership LimitedSME, The Open University +2 morejoint award——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Legal finance and accounting apprenticeships11bids · 11 electronic4—£1 – £175,000
2 · Sales, marketing and procurement20bids · 20 electronic10—£1 – £175,000
3 · Business and administration28bids · 28 electronic13—£1 – £175,000
4 · Catering, hospitality and facilities management12bids · 12 electronic4—£1 – £175,000
5 · Childcare and education16bids · 16 electronic6—£1 – £175,000
6 · Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics8bids · 8 electronic3—£1 – £175,000
7 · Digital, Creative and Design15bids · 15 electronic7—£1 – £175,000
8 · Health, Social Care and Science23bids · 23 electronic9—£1 – £175,000
Whole notice———£1 – £1,400,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Somerset County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

34 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.