Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
Contact
Lisa Mallaghan
Lisa.Mallaghan@westlothian.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1506281814
Fax
+44 1506281325
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM78 - West Lothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents
Reference number
CC13038
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government provided Local Authorities with funding under the No One Left Behind (NOLB) Child Poverty policy. This policy intends to work towards eradicating child poverty in Scotland through various means including Parental Employment Support.
The contract has three lots and providers could bid for single or multiple lots. Providers were required to support eligible West Lothian parents to to gain sectorial training, work experience and specialised employability skills that will enable them to gain employment aligned to their individual skills and work expectations or progress within their current workplace.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £570,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Qualifications
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80410000 - Various school services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM78 - West Lothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of training programmes with recognised qualifications in areas that are relevant to the local economy and aligned to the needs and capabilities of the clients. Qualifications were be aligned to employment opportunities within the local labour market and consider the client’s personal circumstances and family commitments. The training provided was to support the clients to progress into employment or move closer to the labour market at the end of the course.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Mentoring
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM78 - West Lothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An in-work mentor programme designed to create work placements that supported marginalised clients that required additional assistance and support in the work place. This included securing mentoring positions, liaising with the employer and providing 1 to 1 mentoring support to the client whilst undertaking the placement. Where the opportunity to progress results from the placement support were to be provided to secure this progression and for an initial settling in period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Employability Support
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM78 - West Lothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to targeted niche groups of parents via the provision of a range of employability programmes.
Programmes were to be designed to address client’s barriers including confidence and self-worth, lack of work experience, mental health issues etc, and they were to include support to access current income maximisation services, work placements and volunteering opportunities as a recognised means of progression for clients.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-026597
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 - Qualifications
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Larder
1 Allen Road
Livingston
EH54 6TQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2 - Mentoring
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Larder
1 Allen Road
Livingston
EH54 6TQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Lot 3 - Employability Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Street League
1st Floor, Paisley Wing, Trident House, 175 Renfrew Road
Paisley
PA3 4EF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £120,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Re: SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3 Bidders were to answer these questions on Environmental, social and labour law in relation to compliance
with the regulations covering Scotland and the UK.
There were minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract, which were evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
West Lothian Council is committed to maximising Community Benefits from its procurement activities. Under this procurement, the
contractor, and its supply chain, were required to support the authority’s economic, social and environmental objectives relating to
participation in skills development, training and employment initiatives and other value-added contributions.
While the Community Benefits Information was in no way scored/evaluated/taken into account beyond the requirement that it was
included in the bidder’s Tender Submission, if the Community Benefits Information contained any Community Benefits, these were
accepted by the Authority via the contract variation process and were enforceable as part of the contract. Accordingly, where a contract was awarded to a bidder whose Tender Submission included Community Benefits, the bidder was required to deliver those Community
Benefits as part of the contract. The buyer used PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code was 25136 . Please note that the values contained within II.2 are indicative only.
(SC Ref:755260)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Livingston Sherriff Court
Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
Country
United Kingdom