Lots include: Business Skills; Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies; Health and Safety.
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
For the attention of: Ms Kimberley Rice
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: kimberley.rice@liverpool.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: https://procontract.due-north.com
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://procontract.due-north.com
Further information can be obtained from: Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
For the attention of: Ms Kimberley Rice
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: kimberley.rice@liverpool.gov.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
For the attention of: Ms Kimberley Rice
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: kimberley.rice@liverpool.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
For the attention of: Ms Kimberley Rice
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: kimberley.rice@liverpool.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
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:
Learning and Development Framework.
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
NUTS code UKD52
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 several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 0
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 3
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 920 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
A framework to support the Learning and Development service meet the training requirements of Liverpool City Council employees. Due to the diverse nature of the workforce and the specialist and technical accreditations that are required, a framework of suppliers are need to help support the delivery of this. The term of the framework will be 3 years with the option to extend for 1 additional 12 month period.
Please note that this framework supercedes previous framework reference 2015/S 199-361541.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
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: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
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:
Liverpool City council is a major local employer and service provider which directly employs over 5 700 people servicing 440 000 residents and 55 000 students.
The Council is looking to implement a framework to support the Learning and Development service meet the training requirements of Liverpool City Council employees. Due to the diverse nature of the workforce and the specialist and technical accreditations that are required, a framework of suppliers are need to help support the delivery of this.
Lots include:
Business Skills;
Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies;
Health and Safety;
Basic ICT Skills;
Technical ICT Skills;
Project Management;
Social Care;
Estimated annual value across all lots excluding VAT is 480 000 GBP.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: Option to extend the framework agreement by an additional 1 year period following the initial 3 year term.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in days: 0 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Business and Management Skills
1)Short description
Includes training to develop skills for managers and staff to enhance skills and knowledge from commercial awareness, managing change, effective communication to management and presentation skills. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses — Presentation Skills — Advanced Presentation Skills — Developing Commercial Awareness — Introduction — Developing Commercial Awareness — Advanced — Finance for Non-Financial Managers — 360 degree Feedback Workshop — Coaching and Mentoring — Delegation Skills — Leading and / or managing change — Managing conflict and difficult situations — Effective Report Writing — Leading a High Performing Team — Decision Making — Foundation / Introduction to Effective Management — Leading and Chairing Meetings — Time Management / Personal Productivity — Customer Focus — Effective Communication — Managing Projects.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)
1)Short description
This University accredited Programme should blend together taught input in key management topics while allowing participants to negotiate a significant work based project for themselves and their service area. Course content should cover: — Effective Work Place Teams — Strategies for Effective Leadership — Delivering Results — Programme and Project Management — Skills and Approaches to work based learning.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
The Council is seeking a single provider for this lot.
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Health and Safety
1)Short description
Liverpool City Council are looking for training suppliers who are able to deliver a range of health and safety courses to ensure our workforce have the knowledge and skills to minimise risk and manage safe working environments. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses via public delivery: — Certified First Aid at Work — Certified First Aid at Work Re-qualification — Emergency First Aid at Work — Paediatric First Aid — Fire Marshal Training.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Basic ICT Skills
1)Short description
Liverpool City Council are looking for training suppliers who are able to deliver a range of basic ICT courses to ensure our workforce have the knowledge and skills to ensure the workforce are able to carry out their role using Microsoft Office. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses via public delivery: — Microsoft Word Introduction/Beginner for versions 2010 and newer — Microsoft Word Advanced for versions 2010 and newer — Microsoft Excel Introduction/Beginner for versions 2010 and newer — Microsoft Excel Advanced for versions 2010 and newer — Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction/Beginner for versions 2010 and newer — Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced for versions 2010 and newer.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: Technical ICT Skills
1)Short description
Liverpool City Council are looking for training suppliers who are able to deliver a range of technical ICT courses to ensure our ICT department have the knowledge and skills to deliver effective ICT solutions. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses via public delivery: — ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management — Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client — Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 — CompTIA A+ Certification 220-801 Support Skills — CompTIA A+ Certification 220-802 Support Skills — Administering Windows Server 2012.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 6 Lot title: Project Management
1)Short description
Liverpool City Council are looking for training suppliers who are able to deliver a range of basic Project Management related courses to ensure our workforce have the knowledge and skills to support and successfully deliver projects and business changes. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses via public delivery: — PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner — Management Successful Programmes Foundation and Practitioner — Agile Foundation and Practitioner — Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt — BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Duration in months: 0 (from the award of the contract)
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 7 Lot title: Manual Handling
1)Short description
Liverpool Adult Social Care’s ambition is to develop a social care workforce that can commission and deliver high-quality, person-centered, safe services that offer service users and their families as much choice and control over their lives as possible. Understanding of core values needs to underpin all learning and development — a value base encompassing rights, choice, equality, diversity, inclusion and individuality — all promoted through the personalisation approach. Providers should support the development of excellence through quality learning experiences, put people who use services and carers at the heart of their designs for learning and embed evaluation and development of their own practice within all learning activities. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses: — Moving and Manual Handling of People — Moving and Manual Handling of People Refresher — Manual Handling of People (Minibus Users) — Manual Handling of People (Specialist).
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 8 Lot title: Mental Capacity
1)Short description
Liverpool Adult Social Care’s ambition is to develop a social care workforce that can commission and deliver high-quality, person-centered, safe services that offer service users and their families as much choice and control over their lives as possible. Understanding of core values needs to underpin all learning and development — a value base encompassing rights, choice, equality, diversity, inclusion and individuality — all promoted through the personalisation approach. Providers should support the development of excellence through quality learning experiences, put people who use services and carers at the heart of their designs for learning and embed evaluation and development of their own practice within all learning activities. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses: — Mental Capacity Act 2005 (half day course) — Mental Capacity Act 2005 — Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 9 Lot title: Mental Health Awareness
1)Short description
Liverpool Adult Social Care’s ambition is to develop a social care workforce that can commission and deliver high quality, person-centered, safe services that offer service users and their families as much choice and control over their lives as possible. Understanding of core values needs to underpin all learning and development — a value base encompassing rights, choice, equality, diversity, inclusion and individuality — all promoted through the personalisation approach. Providers should support the development of excellence through quality learning experiences, put people who use services and carers at the heart of their designs for learning and embed evaluation and development of their own practice within all learning activities. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses: — Mental Health Awareness.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 10 Lot title: Safeguarding
1)Short description
Liverpool Adult Social Care’s ambition is to develop a social care workforce that can commission and deliver high quality, person-centered, safe services that offer service users and their families as much choice and control over their lives as possible. Understanding of core values needs to underpin all learning and development — a value base encompassing rights, choice, equality, diversity, inclusion and individuality — all promoted through the personalisation approach. Providers should support the development of excellence through quality learning experiences, put people who use services and carers at the heart of their designs for learning and embed evaluation and development of their own practice within all learning activities. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses: — Safeguarding Adults: Alerter Training — Safeguarding Adults training for Social workers, Team Managers and Team Leaders — Safeguarding Adults Refresher training for Social workers, Team Managers and Team Leaders — Adult Safeguarding Training Update for Social Workers, Team Leaders and Team Managers — Managing Provider Led Safeguarding Investigations (On-going Res Panel — Level 1).
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 11 Lot title: Medication
1)Short description
Liverpool Adult Social Care’s ambition is to develop a social care workforce that can commission and deliver high quality, person-centered, safe services that offer service users and their families as much choice and control over their lives as possible. Understanding of core values needs to underpin all learning and development — a value base encompassing rights, choice, equality, diversity, inclusion and individuality — all promoted through the personalisation approach. Providers should support the development of excellence through quality learning experiences, put people who use services and carers at the heart of their designs for learning and embed evaluation and development of their own practice within all learning activities. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses: — Medication Administration Training Domiciliary Module — Medication Administration Training Domiciliary Refresher — Medication Administration Training — Competency Assessment Module.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Duration in months: 0 (from the award of the contract)
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 12 Lot title: LiquidLogic System Training
1)Short description
Liverpool Adult Social Care’s ambition is to develop a social care workforce that can commission and deliver high quality, person-centered, safe services that offer service users and their families as much choice and control over their lives as possible. Understanding of core values needs to underpin all learning and development — a value base encompassing rights, choice, equality, diversity, inclusion and individuality — all promoted through the personalisation approach. Providers should support the development of excellence through quality learning experiences, put people who use services and carers at the heart of their designs for learning and embed evaluation and development of their own practice within all learning activities. Suppliers must be able to offer a core set of training courses: — Children’s LiquidLigic System Training — Adults LiquidLogic Training.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
As specified within the ITT.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As specified within the ITT.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As specified within the ITT.
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: As specified within the ITT.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As specified within the ITT.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As specified within the ITT.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As specified within the ITT.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As specified within the ITT.
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
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Overall quality. Weighting 50
2. Price. Weighting 35
3. Lot specific quality. Weighting 10
4. Workforce matters. Weighting 5
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:
DN125711
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
9.6.2016 – 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
in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 9.6.2016 – 12:00
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
Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building, Water Street
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
Internet address: https://liverpool.gov.uk
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building, Water Street
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
Internet address: https://liverpool.gov.uk
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In the first instance addressed to the Head of Procurement.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building, Water Street
L3 1DS Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1512330591
Internet address: https://liverpool.gov.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
5.5.2016