Executive Coaching Tender

Executive Coaching Tender for University of Newcastle upon Tyne

It may be a one-to-one interaction to help a leader develop a new functional competence, or transformational coaching, where the coach helps the individual to find workable outcomes to new or challenging situations.

United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Coaching services

2015/S 086-155914

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Procurement Services, King’s Gate
Contact point(s): https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers
For the attention of: Leigh Anderson
NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912088618
E-mail: purchasing@ncl.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1912088845

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.ncl.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

Electronic access to information: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers

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:

(NU/1036 ) The Provision of Coaching Services.

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

Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services

NUTS code UKC22

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
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 24

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 48

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

Estimated value excluding VAT: 830 000 GBP

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

Coaching is a personalised experience for University staff that can deliver enhanced knowledge, improved performance and insight, and lasting change. It may be a one-to-one interaction to help a leader develop a new functional competence, or transformational coaching, where the coach helps the individual to find workable outcomes to new or challenging situations.
The contract is split into two Lots:
Lot 1 – Executive Coaching is for leaders working at the most senior level in the University, for example a member of Executive Board, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Head of School or Director of Service.
Lot 2 – Non- executive Coaching is for staff who work in a wide range of roles within the University but does not include executive members of staff as described in Lot 1.
This contract should remain open for use by other University Faculties/Schools/offices at the agreed contract price.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79998000

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

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

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

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be for 2 years commencing 1.9.2015 and ending on 31.8.2017. The contract may be extended by the mutual agreement of the University and the Consultants for two further periods of one year from 1.9.2017 and 1.9.2018.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 830 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The contract may be extended by the mutual agreement of the University and the Consultants for two further periods of one year from 1.9.2017 and 1.9.2018.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Executive Coaching

1)Short description

Lot 1 – Executive Coaching is for leaders working at the most senior level in the University, for example a member of Executive Board, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Head of School or Director of Service.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79998000

3)Quantity or scope

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

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2Lot title: Non-executive Coaching

1)Short description

Lot 2 – Non- executive Coaching is for staff who work in a wide range of roles within the University but does not include executive members of staff as described in Lot 1.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79998000

3)Quantity or scope

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:

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

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

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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

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: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

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

Envisaged number of operators: 32

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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

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

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:

(NU/1036)

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: 1.6.2015 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

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

2.6.2015 – 12:00

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

18.6.2015

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 29.6.2015 – 12:00

Place:

Newcastle University

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

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

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Newcastle University
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have two working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in section I.1.

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

Newcastle University
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

30.4.2015