Higher Education Contract

Higher Education Contract – Leicester

To deliver higher national diploma qualifications.

United Kingdom-Leicester: Higher education services

2020/S 141-348201

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Leicester College
Postal address: Welford Road
Town: Leicester
NUTS code: UKF21 Leicester
Postal code: LE2 7LW
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: csalusbury-byrne@leicestercollege.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1162244075

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.lec.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.lec.ac.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.lec.ac.uk/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://suppliers.multiquote.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Higher Education Contract

Reference number: CA7549 – HE Tender 2020-22

II.1.2)Main CPV code

80300000 Higher education services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The College wishes to establish a higher education contract to deliver higher national diploma qualifications eligible for funding under the College Office for Students contract, on its behalf.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 840 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKF21 Leicester

Main site or place of performance:

Leicester.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The College wishes to establish a higher education contract to deliver higher national diploma qualifications eligible for funding under the College Office for Students contract, on its behalf.

The specified qualifications are HNC level 4 and HND level 5 in business and health care practice with delivery in the Birmingham West Midlands area only.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 840 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 23

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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:

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

Accelerated procedure

Justification:

Covid-19 circumstances have delayed preparation of tender but the contract needs to start on 1 September 2020.

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 1

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

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

Date: 10/08/2020

Local time: 17:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

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

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 10/08/2020

Local time: 17:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Leicester College
Postal address: Welford Road
Town: Leicester
Postal code: LE2 7LW
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: ewale@leicestercollege.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1162244075

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

21/07/2020