Business Workshop Design Framework Nottingham

Provision of Business Related Mentoring and Workshop Design and Facilitation Services to Nottingham Trent University ERDF Funded Programmes.

United Kingdom-Nottingham: Training services

2017/S 039-071951

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Nottingham Trent University
c/o Procurement Department, 50 Shakespeare Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Department
NG1 4FQ Nottingham
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1158488750
E-mail: susan.brackenbury@ntu.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1158488770

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority:https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/services_for_business/contact_us/procurement/index.html

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

857 Provision of Business Related Mentoring and Workshop Design and Facilitation Services to Nottingham Trent University ERDF Funded Programmes.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Nottingham Trent University Campuses and other locations throughout Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as required.

NUTS code UKF14

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 1

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 163 000 GBP

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Framework Agreement for Enabling Innovation and The Creative and Digital Industries D2N2 Consortium for Increased SME Competitiveness
Programmes
This Framework is seeking to create a pool of professional service providers to work closely with Enabling Innovation and CDI project staff to provide a range of high quality services to support participants of the programmes. We are seeking experienced individuals with a track record of working with start-ups and established SMEs, to support the objectives of the programmes.
The Framework will be divided into 5 lots which will cover:
— Lot l — Mentoring for start-up/early stage businesses (EARs);
— Lot ll — Workshop design and facilitation for start-up/early stage businesses (EARs);
— Lot lll — Mentoring for established businesses (ESTs);
— Lot lV — Workshop design and facilitation for established businesses (ESTs);
— Lot V — Workshop design and facilitation around Leadership and Management (LAM).
Full details of the scope of requirements for each of the above Lots can be found on the ‘857 — Description of Lots and Areas of Activity’ spreadsheet.
You are invited to tender for any or all of the Lots for which you feel you have the necessary knowledge and experience to provide the required services as outlined in this tender document and the additional documentation provided.
Please note: Nottingham Trent University does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender, either in whole or in part: each Lot being treated as quoted for separately.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80500000, 80532000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

— Lot l — Mentoring for start-up/early stage businesses (EARs);
— Lot ll — Workshop design and facilitation for start-up/early stage businesses (EARs);
— Lot lll — Mentoring for established businesses (ESTs);
— Lot lV — Workshop design and facilitation for established businesses (ESTs);
— Lot V — Workshop design and facilitation around Leadership and Management (LAM).
Estimated value excluding VAT: 163 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Lot l — Mentoring for start-up/early stage businesses (EARs)

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Lot ll — Workshop design and facilitation for start-up/early stage businesses (EARs)

1)Short description

See ITT documents.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documents.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3 Lot title: Lot lll — Mentoring for established businesses (ESTs)

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 4 Lot title: Lot lV — Workshop design and facilitation for established businesses (ESTs)

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5 Lot title: Lot V — Workshop design and facilitation around Leadership and Management (LAM)

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

See Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

See Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

See Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
See Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See Invitation to Tender Documentation.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

1. The Professional and Technical Capabilities required to deliver the required service outputs. Weighting 60

2. The Price to provide the specified services. Weighting 35

3. The Compliance to Sustainability Requirements. Weighting 5

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

NTU/17/857/SPB

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 21.3.2017
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

24.3.2017

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 24.3.2017 – 17:00

Place:

In-Tend Tendering Portal.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Susan Brackenbury — Senior Buyer.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Potentially for a further 12 months.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
NG1 4FQ Nottingham
United Kingdom
E-mail: susan.brackenbury@ntu.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1158488750
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home

Body responsible for mediation procedures

As Above
As above
As above As above
United Kingdom
E-mail: susan.brackenbur@ntu.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1158488750
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Nottingham Trent University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

As above
As above
NG1 4FQ As above
United Kingdom
E-mail: susan.brackenbury@ntu.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1158488750
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

23.2.2017

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