Leadership Training Course Birmingham

This contract is for the provision of a Leading Excellence Programme (leadership training course) for West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority.

United Kingdom-Birmingham: Adult-education services at university level

2015/S 052-090790

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority
VAT No. 281 2856 47
99 Vauxhall Road, Nechells
For the attention of: Procurement
B4 7HW Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1213806166
E-mail: procurement@wmfs.net

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.wmfs.net

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/34952

Electronic access to information: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=11796&B=BLUELIGHT

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=11796&B=BLUELIGHT

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

Regional or local agency/office

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Public order and safety

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:

Leading Excellence Programme.

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

Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Birmingham.

NUTS code UKG3

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80430000, 80400000

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: 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:

This contract is for the provision of a Leading Excellence Programme (leadership training course) for West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority. This agreement will be for a period of 12 months commencing September 2015 with options to extend by four further periods of 12 months up to a maximum of 60 months. The options to extend will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. The course will be held at our premises and run over 4 years; Year 1 should be HE level 4 leading to 80 credits, Years 2 and 3 HE level 5 leading to a further 160 credits and a foundation degree; Year 4 HE level 6 leading to a further 120 credits and BA (Hons) Degree Leadership and Management (or equivalent).
West Midlands Fire and Rescue is committed to supporting its local community by using the Social Value Act to encourage tenderers to offer extra social value and to assess bidders, in part, on what Social Value they are willing to add. Under this procurement bidders are invited to offer measurable items of Social Value in addition to fulfilling the service. The Authority has an aspiration that the winning tenderer will provide Social Value to the value of 10 % of the contract award value.
Bidders should note that the winning bidder will be required to enter into a contract with Seratio Limited to provide data for Seratio to monitor Social Value provided under this contract. Seratio will charge 2 % of the contract value for their services.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: This agreement will be for a period of 12 months commencing September 2015 with options to extend by four further periods of 12 months up to a maximum of 60 months.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

Starting 1.9.2015. Completion 31.7.2016

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Contained within the tender documents.

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Contained within the tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Contained within the tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Contained within the tender documents.

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

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

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

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:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

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

9.4.2015 – 16:00

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

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

until: 9.7.2015

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 10.4.2015 – 10:00
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

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

11.3.2015