Early Years Partnership Training Tender

Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
For the attention of: Anna Penman
TD6 0SA Newtown St Boswells
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1835824000
E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1835825150

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394

Electronic access to information: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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)

Regional or local authority

General public services

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

Early Years Partnership Training.

Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scottish Borders.

NUTS code UKM24

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 2
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: With the option to extend for a further 24 months.

To created a Framework Agreement that will provide a comprehensive programme of training, assessment, moderation, certification and accreditation to enable Early Years and Childcare workers across all sectors in Scottish Borders to register appropriately with the SSSC (if required) and to have the skills, knowledge and understanding required to provide the highest possible quality service for young children and their families
Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

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If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.

80000000, 80110000, 80200000, 80300000, 80212000, 80320000, 80310000, 80330000, 80430000, 80400000, 80562000, 80560000

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

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

Variants will be accepted: yes

Options: yes
Description of these options: The Framework may be extended at the discretion of the Council for a further 24 months.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 1

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People)for Level 2, 3 and 4.

80500000, 80530000

Please see ITT for further information.

SQV Playwork for Level 3 and 4.

80500000, 80530000

Please see ITT for further details.

HNC Early Education and Childcare — Twilight session’s to be delivered in the Borders.

80300000, 80212000, 80200000, 80000000

Please see ITT for further details.

HND Childhood Practice to be delivered twilight in the Borders.

80212000, 80300000, 80000000, 80200000

Please see ITT for Further information.

PDA Childhood Practice, Twilight courses to be delivered in the Borders.

80212000, 80000000, 80200000, 80300000

Please see ITT for information.

BA Childhood Practice distance learning.

80430000, 80300000, 80000000

Please see ITT for further information.

Birth to Three years, promoting infant physical and mental health delivering 2 SCQF credits at level 8.

80530000, 80212000, 80300000, 80200000, 80000000

Please see ITT for further information.

To enable professionals who work in early years and day care services who are ‘involved in the preparation and/or service of open food to others, gain the working knowledge required to ensure the safe handling of all food’ as set down in guidance by the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland (REHIS). ‘Delegates should not only learn the theory and practical skills to handle food safely but also be able to give the same messages to anyone else responsible for or working with food’. The course should be applicable to ‘all food handling staff’ whether they are handling food at meal times, snacks or other one off events where food is being served.

80540000, 80550000, 80560000, 80561000

Please see ITT for further information.

This course must be specifically aimed at people caring for children aged 0-12 years.

80560000, 80561000, 80550000, 80540000

Please see ITT for further information.

Please see ITT for further information.

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.
(2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.
(3) A statement of the candidate’s technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.

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

Open

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

An electronic auction will be used: no

SBC/CPS/1075

24.4.2015 – 12:00

English.

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

Date: 24.4.2015 – 12:00

Place:

Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, TD6 0SA.

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months.

(SC Ref: 340143).

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Scottish Border Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award has not been successfully resolved The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012 No 88) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought within 30 days of the date on which a tenderer knew or ought to have known of the breach. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Additionally if certain criteria are met, the Court is obliged to order the payment of a financial penalty. If the contract has been entered into the Court may award damages, or where certain criteria are met, make an ineffectiveness order. Additionally, in certain circumstances the Court is obliged to order the shortening of the duration of the contract. (The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside award decision before the contract is entered into).

2.3.2015