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Published 4 May 2023, 14:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VARIATION 2 - Contract Award Reg 72. English for Speakers of Other Languages and Employment Support - Contract Awarded

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£9,580,000≈ £4.8m / year
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2023awarded 11 Aug 2023
Awarded to THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF3 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2024 · starts 3 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract has already been awarded and this notice is for transparency purposes.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has awarded a Contract that will increase access to suitable English language training and employment support to assist Ukrainians in entering or gaining higher-paid employment.

The variation has been utilised in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c) - to provide an eight month extension to the contract duration, uplift the value of the contract and additional Social Value targets.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open Procedure - The department procured a single Provider to deliver this contract…Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£9,580,000

Open Procedure - The department procured a single Provider to deliver this contract across the UK

Contract period: 3 Jul 2023 – 31 Jul 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
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
  • Price

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 May 2023, 14:52 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2024, 14:28 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
CPD4124282
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022689
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c65d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jun 2023 → 22 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Jul 2024, 14:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 6 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2023, 10:12 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateClosing date · II.2.45 Jun 202312 Jun 2023+7 d
—DateContract End Date · II.2.4.31 Jul 202431 Jul 2025+365 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2023-06: 2 releases · 1 Jun 2023, 5 Jun 2023
  • 2023-05: 1 release · 4 May 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £9,291,9611 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 11 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEFVCSE£9,291,961 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEFVCSE£9,291,961 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEFVCSE£9,291,961 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017071-2024-1-1 · THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEFVCSE

    Signed
    11 Aug 2023
    Value
    £9,291,961
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2024
    Status
    active
    • Change VARIATION - to revise some of the KPIs and to extend a delivery period deadline. This contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This is a nil value variation and no extension to the original term dates of the contract are required. The KPIs are linked to payment and the funds allocated are within the agreed terms of the original contract and do not exceed the maximum contract value.
  • Contract 022689-2024-1 · THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEFVCSE

    Signed
    11 Aug 2023
    Value
    £9,291,961
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2024
    Status
    active
  • Contract 024290-2023-1 · THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEFVCSE

    Signed
    11 Aug 2023
    Value
    £9,291,961
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 2 Marsham Street, LONDON, London, SW1P4DFContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.