Greater Manchester Skills for Employment Pilot Programme
Employment support services for the unemployed in Greater Manchester.
United Kingdom-Coventry: Adult and other education services
2015/S 144-266423
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Skills Funding Agency
Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road
CV1 2WT Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurementhelp@sfa.bis.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: As above
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
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Greater Manchester, England.
NUTS code UKD3
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
80400000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 750 000 and 23 000 000 GBP
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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
Description of particular conditions: Contractual performance will be reviewed by the SFA in October 2016 to determine whether ESF funding will be made available to continue the service. This is also subject to the agreement of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Instructions:
How to access this Tender:
— Login to the portal with the username/password,
— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box,
Responding to the tender:
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the e-tendering help desk.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Skills Funding Agency’s financial health assessment process will be followed. Information can be found on: SFA financial health assessment — http://publications.gov.uk
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): ESF, the SFA will carry out a review of the Contractor’s performance in October 2016 to determine whether ESF Funding will be made available to pay for the Services. The Contractor will be required to have delivered 80 % of its Delivery Profile for starts, progression and outcomes. The SFA may at its discretion reduce the percentage of delivery required.
VI.3)Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-tendering system in this procurement exercise.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: