Responsive Learning Tender Yorkshire

Craven College is inviting proposals from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver responsive learning to adults aged 19+.

United Kingdom-Skipton: Training services

2014/S 018-027879

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Craven College
Aireville Campus, Gargrave Road
Contact point(s): Principal
For the attention of: Robert Bellfield
BD23 1US Skipton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1756791411
E-mail: rbellfield@craven-college.ac.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.craven-college.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29548

Electronic access to information: http://www.craven-college.ac.uk/general/information/tender-opportunity-provision-of-responsive-learning

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.craven-college.ac.uk/general/information/tender-opportunity-provision-of-responsive-learning

Further information can be obtained from: Craven College
Tyro Training, Crescent House, Keighley Road
Contact point(s): Subcontracting and Projects
For the attention of: Fiona Turner
BD23 LP Skipton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1756797266
E-mail: fturner@craven-college.ac.uk
Internet address: http://www.craven-college.ac.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Craven College
Tyro Training, Crescent House, Keighley Road
Contact point(s): Subcontracting and Projects
For the attention of: Fiona Turner
BD23 1US Skipton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1756797266
E-mail: fturner@craven-college.ac.uk
Internet address: http://www.craven-college.ac.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Craven College
Tyro Training, Crescent House, Keighley Road
Contact point(s): Subcontracting and Projects
For the attention of: Fiona Turner
BD23 2LP Skipton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1756797266
E-mail: fturner@craven-college.ac.uk
Internet address: http://www.craven-college.ac.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Other: FE College

I.3)Main activity

Education

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:

Provision of Responsive Learning.

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: England.
NUTS code UK

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)

Craven College is inviting proposals from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver responsive learning to adults aged 19+.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=112268

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80500000, 80000000, 80210000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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:

We are looking to contract to two or more organisations iro GBP 500,000 of Adult Skills Budget funding (management fee applies). The maximum contract value will be GBP250,000 of funding (management fee applies). There is no minimum contract value.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 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

Starting 28.3.2014. Completion 31.7.2014

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

N/A.

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

Monthly payment in arrears for delivery, based on production of evidence which meets audit criteria.

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

Forming a single legal entity is essential as second level subcontracting is not permissible under the contract terms.

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: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;
(2) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures.
(3) A statement of the candidate’s technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.
No further subcontracting permitted.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

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: yes

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

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

10.3.2014 – 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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 10.3.2014 – 13:00
Place:

Principal’s Office, Craven College, Skipton.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Skills Funding Agency Adult Skills Budget, Co-financed by European Social Fund.

VI.3)Additional information

(MT Ref:112268)

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:23.1.2014