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Published 26 Jul 2021, 13:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Somerset County Council Workforce Skills

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South West (UKK23)

Published estimate£300,135exc. VAT

Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 29 Nov 2021

Awarded to 2B Trained Ltd +4 more5 awards

Contract term Ends 30 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Award - Following a successful application to the European Social Fund, Somerset County Council has secured £2,078,053 of European Social Fund (ESF) investment to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project. The Council went out to procure and appoint suitably qualified suppliers to deliver the outputs and results specified within the Somerset Skills for Growth Grant Funding Agreement. The accredited qualifications were pre-determined and were stated in section 2.5 in their required volumes.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Secondary education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Authority is conducting this procurement process in accordance with the Public…Awarded

The Authority is conducting this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender opportunity falls within Schedule 3 of the Regulations (Social and Other Specific Services) and below the Light Touch Regime threshold. Whilst this means that this Tender is exempt from EU procurement rules, it will be run in accordance with the EU Treaty principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, mutual recognition, and proportionality.

Along with satisfying the essential criteria for contract award, we are inviting Applicants to submit comprehensive and realistic method statements, with associated timescales, outlining the proposed customer journey, from the point of receiving a referral, to the end of a participant’s involvement. We will ask Applicants to explain how their delivery method will achieve the desired outputs/outcomes ensuring all associated risks and issues are highlighted along with any mitigating actions.

At the conclusion of the Award stage, the intention is to award a contract to 1 applicant per set of pre-determined qualifications. Part D will indicate the number of individuals per qualification, alongside the guide price for each qualification. The provider that scores highest against each qualification will be offered the contract and the highest scoring applicant will be determined by their score for Part C (quality) and their costings in Part D (price).

Contract period: … – 30 Jun 2023

Delivery: South West

Variant bids: not allowed

80200000 Secondary education services 80300000 Higher education services 80400000 Adult and other education services

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: 50%Price: 30%Social value: 10%Environmental: 10%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Delivering the Requirements: 30%
Skills & Capacity: 20%
price: 30%
Social Value: 10%
Equality and Diversity and Environmental Sustainability: 10%

Published award criteria (5)

Delivering the Requirements: 30%
Skills & Capacity: 20%
Social Value: 10%
Equality and Diversity and Environmental Sustainability: 10%
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 26 Jul 2021, 13:49 BST
Last source update: 3 Dec 2021, 15:17 GMT
Award evaluation window: 6 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference: DN544131
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-030116
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education servicesEducation and training servicesHigher education servicesSecondary education services
Delivery area: South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cc61 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

6 Sept 2021 → 3 Dec 2021 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice published
3 Dec 2021, 15:17 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
3 Dec 2021, 15:17 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 5

Awarded value £246,9505 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 53 from SMEs

Contracts signed 5latest 29 Nov 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
2B Trained LtdSME	£49,500 †	—	Awarded
Mediation +	£12,383 †	—	Awarded
Onelife Training UK LtdSME	£20,500 †	—	Awarded
Somerset Skills & Learning CICSME	£102,372 †	—	Awarded
South West Councils	£62,195 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030116-2021-1 · 2B Trained LtdSME
Signed
29 Nov 2021
Value
£49,500
Period
… – 30 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 030116-2021-2 · Mediation +
Signed
29 Nov 2021
Value
£12,383
Period
… – 30 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 030116-2021-3 · Onelife Training UK LtdSME
Signed
29 Nov 2021
Value
£20,500
Period
… – 30 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 030116-2021-4 · Somerset Skills & Learning CICSME
Signed
29 Nov 2021
Value
£102,372
Period
… – 30 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 030116-2021-5 · South West Councils
Signed
29 Nov 2021
Value
£62,195
Period
… – 30 Jun 2023
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	3	—	—

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 Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

2B Trained LtdAwarded supplier 7-9 Market Buildings, High Road,, Southampton, Hampshire,, UK, SO16 2HW
Mediation +Awarded supplier Southview, Western Road,, Hailsham, East Sussex,, UK, BN27 3DN
Onelife Training UK LtdAwarded supplier Woodbury House, Green Lane,, Exton, Exeter, UK, EX3 OPW
Somerset Skills & Learning CICAwarded supplier Courtenay House, Blackbrook Park Ave,, Taunton,, UK, TA1 2PX
South West CouncilsAwarded supplier Dennett House, 11 Middle Street,, Taunton, Somerset,, UK, TA1 1SH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.