Lean Six Sigma Training Coaching and Mentoring

Provision of lean six sigma training (Green and Black Belt) and Coaching/Mentoring of Black belt trainees. Black Belts will coach green belts.

United Kingdom-Cumbria: Education and training services

2014/S 191-337305

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Sellafield Ltd
01002607
Banna Court, Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science park
For the attention of: Karina Pellow
CA23 3HW Cumbria
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1946785018
E-mail: karina.g.pellow@sellafieldsites.com

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sellafieldsites.com

Address of the buyer profile: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/3510

Electronic access to information: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=7067&B=SELLAFIELD

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=7067&B=SELLAFIELD

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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Other: nuclear decommissioning

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:

RFQ 6839 Lean Six Sigma Training Coaching and Mentoring.

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

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: In & Around/Close to Sellafield Sites.

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 years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 700 000 and 800 000 GBP

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

Provision of lean six sigma training (Green and Black Belt) and Coaching/Mentoring of Black belt trainees. Black Belts will coach green belts.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80000000, 80510000

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:

Provision of Lean Six Sigma training (Green & Black belt) and Coaching/Mentoring of black belt trainees. Black belts will be expected to Coach green belts.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 700 000 and 800 000 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

Duration in months: 048 (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:

Parent company guarantees may be required at Sellafield Ltd‘s discretion.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Payment Terms will be as stated in Sellafield‘s tender documents.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

No legal form is required, but in the event of a group of contractors submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each company or firm will be jointly and severally responsible. For due performance of the contract.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd‘s CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at Section I.1 of this notice. These details are mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

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: Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd‘s CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at Section I.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd‘s CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at Section I.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

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 below

1. Current capability and resources. Weighting 54

2. Quality assurance. Weighting 20

3. Price. Weighting 20

4. Socio economic. Weighting 4

5. Health and safety. Weighting 2

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:

RFQ 6839 Lean Six Sigma Training.

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

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

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 14.11.2014 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

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

14.11.2014 – 12:00

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

Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

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: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 and a half year‘s time i.e. April 2018

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

Tenderers must register their interest, obtain further information for this contract and submit their tender response via Sellafield Ltd‘s CTM system which can be found at the following address: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=SELLAFIELD

Initial registration of your company is achieved by using the above site and then clicking on company registration. For guidance on using/registering for CTM please access the training pages from Sellafield Ltd‘s website which can be found at the following address: https://www.sellafieldsites.com

Use of CTM is not a qualification criteria but is Sellafield Ltd‘s preferred method for submissions. Further details can be obtained regarding this contract and/or CTM through the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative detailed in this notice.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Sellafield Ltd
Banna court, Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science Park
CA24 3HW Cumbria
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.sellafieldsites.com

Body responsible for mediation procedures

London Court of International Arbitration
70 Fleet Street
EC4 1E4 London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: lcia@lcia.org
Telephone: +44 2079367007
Fax: +44 2079367008

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The deadline for lodging of an appeal shall be in accordance with the provisions of regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I 2006 No.5).

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

30.9.2014