Delivery of National Centre of Computing Education
The purpose of the national centre of computing education and associated programmes is to support and improve the provision of computing education in England’s state-funded schools and colleges.
United Kingdom-Coventry: Education and training services
2018/S 088-197709
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 8450194170
E-mail: Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2476823675
NUTS code: UKD
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
National Centre of Computing Education and Associated Programmes
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The purpose of The national centre of computing education and associated programmes is to support and improve the provision of computing education in England’s state-funded schools and colleges, improve teachers’ confidence in teaching the computing curriculum, and drive up participation and attainment in computer science at GCSE, AS and A level.
II.1.6)Information about lots
Service will be delivered in coordination with the other lots to achieve the overall purpose of the programme. This will include requirements to share management data and information with the Lot 1 supplier as operator of the national centre and the suppliers for other lots.
II.2.1)Title:
The National Centre of Computing Education
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
4.39 The Lot 1 Supplier will establish a National Centre of Computing Education (“NCCE” or “National Centre”), to promote evidence and knowledge-based teaching practice and act as a central point of contact for computing education support for teaching staff from all state funded schools and colleges in England, and actively promote the opportunities offered by all 3 lots.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract for each lot shall expire on 31.7.2022. The contract may be extended by the authority by up to 24 months on service of written notice. The authority expects that any service of notice to extend will be subject to need and ministerial approval, and the availability of funding but the decision to extend will be at the authority’s absolute discretion.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
The teacher training programme
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Lot 2 Supplier will deliver a training programme to eligible teachers, which shall comprise at least 40 hours’ teaching or study time per eligible teacher.
The focus of this programme will be to upskill participating eligible teachers to teach the new knowledge-rich GCSE computer science more effectively. The Lot 2 Supplier will be required to train at least 7 200 and up to 8 000 eligible teachers by July 2022.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract for each lot shall expire on 31.7.2022. The contract may be extended by the authority by up to 24 months on service of written notice. The authority expects that any service of notice to extend will be subject to need and ministerial approval, and the availability of funding but the decision to extend will be at the authority’s absolute discretion.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
The A level support programme
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Lot 3 Supplier will deliver a specialised programme of no cost support to students and teachers of AS and A level computer science in England. The objective of this support programme will be to improve the quality of teaching, and increase students’ knowledge, skills and understanding, to better prepare students for further study and employment in digital and technology roles.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract for each Lot shall expire on 31.7.2022. The contract may be extended by the authority by up to 24 months on service of written notice. The authority expects that any service of notice to extend will be subject to need and ministerial approval, and the availability of funding but the decision to extend will be at the authority’s absolute discretion.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
As part of the tender requirements, bidders will be required to describe how their processes meet the requirements under the data protection legislation, including the general data protection regulation (EU2016/679), and that they will be required to comply with the GDPR under the proposed contract.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.4.1)Review body
Royal Court of Justices, the Strand
London
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contracts is communicated to suppliers. Unsuccessful suppliers shall be informed by the contracting authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the public contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 nº 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by the breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the contracting authority to pay a fine, and /or order that the duration of the contract is shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: