Foundation Apprenticeships Across Scotland

SDS invites proposals to deliver Foundation Apprenticeships (FA) across Scotland for participants commencing in academic year 2019.

United Kingdom-Glasgow: Education and training services

2018/S 147-337305

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1412256710
E-mail: Janice.mcguinness@sds.co.uk
NUTS code: UKM

Internet address(es):Main address: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: www.pubicconrtactsscotland.gov.uk

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Other type: Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB)

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21

Reference number: P18-012

II.1.2)Main CPV code

80000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

SDS invites proposals to deliver Foundation Apprenticeships (FA) across Scotland for participants commencing in academic year 2019. On behalf of Scottish Government, SDS has an ambitious target of 5 000 FA starts by 2019. The estimated value in this notice is for 5 000 FA starts, however, in line with standard practice SDS may contract for a higher volume to ensure achievement of the 5 000 target. Delivery of each framework will require a partnership/sub-contractor or consortium approach to ensure delivery in line with regional demand. All arrangements will need to bring together Colleges, Local Authorities, Schools, Training Providers and Employers to support the ambitions of FA delivery across regions and frameworks for academic year 2019/21 for 2 year delivery and 2019/20 for shorter duration delivery FA programmes. The target group is young people in senior phase of school/education in Scotland and there are 12 frameworks currently available for delivery.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 22 100 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeshipds 2019-21 — Lot 6 — Fife

Lot No: 6

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM72

Main site or place of performance:

Fife

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

SDS invites proposals to deliver Foundation Apprenticeships across Scotland for participants (young people in senior phase of education in Scotland) commencing in academic year 2019 for each of the 13 regions. Bids can be for a 2 year delivery and/or a shorter duration delivery.

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 7 — Forth Valley

Lot No: 7

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM76

Main site or place of performance:

Forth Valley

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 8 — Glasgow

Lot No: 8

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM82

Main site or place of performance:

Glasgow

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 9 — Highlands and Islands

Lot No: 9

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM6

Main site or place of performance:

Highlands and Islands

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 10 — Lanarkshire

Lot No: 10

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM95

NUTS code: UKM84

Main site or place of performance:

Lanarkshire

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 11 — Tayside

Lot No: 11

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM71

NUTS code: UKM77

Main site or place of performance:

Tayside

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 12 — West Lothian

Lot No: 12

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM78

Main site or place of performance:

West Lothian

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticehsips 2019-21 — Lot 13 — West

Lot No: 13

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM8

Main site or place of performance:

West

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 1 — Aberdeen City and Shire

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Aberdeen City and Shire

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 2 — Ayrshire

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM93

NUTS code: UKM94

Main site or place of performance:

Ayrshire

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 3 — Borders

Lot No: 3

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM91

Main site or place of performance:

Borders

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 4 — Dumfries and Galloway

Lot No: 4

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM92

Main site or place of performance:

Dumfries & Galloway

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Foundation Apprenticeships 2019-21 — Lot 5 — Edinburgh, East and Midlothian

Lot No: 5

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM75

NUTS code: UKM73

Main site or place of performance:

Edinburgh, East and Midlothian

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

Developing Scotland’s Workforce Strategic Intervention (SI)

II.2.14)Additional information

The contract value and/or volumes may vary depending on the delivery achieved.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

Part 1 — Section 7 — Economic and Financial Standing — Insurance

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract the following Insurance cover: Employer’s Liability insurance (5m GBP); Public Liability Insurance (2m GBP)

Part 1 — Section 11 — Economic and Financial Standing – Financial

SDS shall carry out independent Financial Credit checks on your organisation. The checks undertaken shall provide SDS with information on your organisation’s risk rating. It shall be as SDS discretion whether we deem the risk to be unacceptable and therefore may exclude your organisation from being taken any further in the Procurement process. SDS also reserve the right to request further information, if no information can be found within the Credit rating system, of the information is incomplete.

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

As stated in the Instructions to bidder, specification and terms and conditions of contract.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Form of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement

IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:

IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:

The scope of services to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the regulations”) and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations. By virtue of regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of the situations listed in regulation 58 of the Regulations may be excluded.

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date: 11/09/2018

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

Part 1

Section 5 — Exclusion Grounds — This section is a pass/fail section

Section 7 — Insurance — as per III.1 Conditions for participation

Section 8 — Equal opportunities — pass/fail questions

Section 9 — Health and Safety Questions — pass/fail questions

Section 10 — Conflict of Interest — pass/fail questions

Section 11 — Economic and Financial Standing — as per III.1 Conditions for participation

Section 12 — Read/understand Appendix 5 National Rules — confirmation

Part 1 — Selection 13a Principal Business activities — pass/fail question

Part 1 — Section 13b Equalities — pass/fail questions

Part 1 — Section 14 Contract Examples — bidders are required to provide 2no. similar type contracts to FAs within the last 3 years — pass/fail question

Part 1 — Section 15 — Confirmation of Co-ordinated approach — Pass/Fail

If any of the questions in Part 1 are deemed a fail, your bid will not be taken any further in the procurement process.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid last minute problems.

Part 2 Evaluation/Award Criteria — 60 % Quality/40 % Price

Part 2A, B and C — Section 9 — 100 % Section scored

Q1 Stategic Partnerships — 10 %

Q2 Delivery Consortia Partnerships — 20 %

Q3 Employer Engagement — 20 %

Q4 Recruitment and Learner Experience — 15 %

Q5 Regional Demand & Articulation — 10 %

Q6 Delivery Model — 15 %

Q7 Fair Work Practices — 5 %

Q8 Advancing Equalities — 5 %

A minimum score of 2 must be achieved against each of Questions 3, 4 and 6

Any bidder who achieves a Nil score of ‘0’ on any question will be deemed as a fail.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=548974.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

Bidders can include sub-contracting as part of the delivery model, but it is not the only delivery model available.

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:

Community benefits not relevant to this contract

(SC Ref:548974)

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1412256710Internet address: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
United KingdomInternet address: www.skllsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

30/07/2018