Learning and Training Services for the Public Sector
Crown Commercial Service wishes to establish a pan government commercial agreement for the provision of learning services to be utilised by UK public sector bodies.
United Kingdom-Liverpool: Education and training services
2020/S 065-156374
Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: 9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Town: Liverpool
NUTS code: UK
Postal code: L3 9PP
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3450103503
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Learning and Training Services for the Public Sector
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) (as the Authority) wishes to establish a pan government commercial agreement for the provision of learning services to be utilised by UK Public Sector Bodies, which includes the wider public sector and the third sector including but not limited to: local government, health, police, fire and rescue, housing associations, charities, education and devolved administrations and Central Government Departments and their arm’s length bodies and their agencies.
The aim is to provide access to a range of high-quality blended learning and development services designed to meet the needs of UK Public Sector Bodies that will cover, but will not be limited to:
— full end to end managed learning service;
— a catalogue of publicly available courses;
— sourcing of bespoke specialist training or professional qualifications;
— training and development advisory service.
Further information is included in the additional information section VI.3).
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of this PIN is to:
Give advance notice that CCS is intending to undertake a tendering exercise to set up a new contracting vehicle to service Public Sector Organisations for learning and development requirements.
Gauge market interest by identifying service providers and customers who would be willing to help develop this new commercial agreement.
CCS invites input around the scope of the future commercial agreement, including its lots and structure, to help inform our understanding of market requirements.
To participate in market engagement please complete the following survey which can be found here: https://forms.gle/8a5JqxsMtqGzXnA19
Please note responses must be submitted by the 30 April 2020.
The Authority reserves the right to present the requirement in the form of separate lot(s), where it determines that this is appropriate to do so.
The lotting structure of this commercial vehicle will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: