Warwick International Foundation Programme
This is an open tender procurement exercise on behalf of the University of Warwick for the Warwick Internal Foundation Programme provision for the period of 5 years (commencing September 2016).
United Kingdom-Coventry: Education and training services
2015/S 149-275616
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University of Warwick
Procurement and Insurance Services
For the attention of: Chris Robinson
CV4 7AL Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2476574962
E-mail: christopher.robinson@warwick.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement_and_insurance
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick
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
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
NUTS code UKG33
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Students will follow a curriculum designed to prepare them for their future undergraduate studies. With an academic programme approved and owned by the University of Warwick, they will have full confidence in the rigor and applicability of their course. Our partner(s) will play a key role in curriculum development and review — by working directly with link academics to keep the course(s) fresh and relevant.
Successful partners will be expected to provide:
1. A minimum of 27 hours per week of face-to-face teaching over a 25 week teaching programme (in addition to 5 weeks dedicated to final summative examinations and revision)
2. A broad range of approved modules from the fields of natural and social science and the humanities
3. A range of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars (in groups no larger than 15), tutorials (in groups 2-5) and one-to-one sessions
4. Laboratory based study where appropriate
5. Innovative teaching employing a range of pedagogical styles and modern ICT resources
6. A virtual learning environment
7. Utilisation of University of Warwick facilities, with at least 15 % of all teaching time spent at the University of Warwick with partner-provided tutors teaching on-site.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
80000000, 80300000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
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
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 1.9.2015 – 12:01
Place:
University of Warwick
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: