FTPE Leadership Development Programme
We are keen to extend the leadership development opportunities available to our colleagues and further define what good looks like. We are looking for support for such services as defined.
UK-Manchester: Staff training services
2013/S 087-148577
Contract notice – utilities
Directive 2004/17/EC
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
First/Keolis TransPennine Express
7th Flr, Bridgewater House
For the attention of: Bev Gordon
M1 6LT Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: bev.gordon@firstgroup.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.firstgroup.com
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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)Main activity
Railway services
I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities
The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
FTPE Leadership Development Programme.
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
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: North of England and into Scotland.
NUTS code UK
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 a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 33
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 200 000 and 300 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
First TransPennine Express (FTPE) defines leaders to be those in management, supervisory roles and colleagues taking on additional responsibilities such as being a champion for specific areas such as environment, well-being and community. Ultimately we aspire to develop all colleagues to be leaders and role models to others. We have a structured approach and are actively involved to ensure leaders actively engage with colleagues, customers, stakeholders, suppliers and our partners, including the wider community. Leadership engagement is championed by each Director which extends to our wider FTPE family in the form of strategic partnerships with key suppliers.
We are keen to extend the leadership development opportunities available to our colleagues and further define what good looks like. We are looking for support for such services as defined. Our overall target is for our colleagues to be empowered to lead as normal behaviour on a consistent basis throughout our family.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
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:
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 200 000 and 300 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
in days: 180 (from the award of the contract)
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
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details to be included within the tender documents.
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
Open
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction:
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: ..
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
28.5.2013
IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
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
First/Keolis TransPennine Express
UNITED KINGDOM
Body responsible for mediation procedures
First Transpennine Express
60 Whitworth St
M1 6LT Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: bev.gordon@firstgroup.com
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Details to be included within the tender documents.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:2.5.2013