- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Phase 1 Area South and Central (London and the Home Counties)
- Lot 2. Phase 1 Area north (West Midlands).
- Lot 3. Phase 2A Plus. (Staffordshire, Crewe and the Black Country).
- Lot 4. Phase 2B Western Leg. (Greater Manchester area, Cheshire West & Warrington).
- Lot 5. Phase 2B Eastern Leg. (East Midlands and Yorkshire)
Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Education Programme STEM Outreach
Reference number
Project_2173
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
HS2 Ltd is intending to procure a contract for the provision of regional providers to deliver Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) outreach activities to primary and secondary schools.
The purpose of this Periodic Indicative Notice ('PIN') is to invite potential suppliers to participate in market engagement with HS2 Ltd in order to inform the development and finalisation of the proposed approach. Further information on the intended approach and how potential suppliers can participate in HS2 Ltd’s market engagement exercise are set out in II.2.14) and VI.3) Additional information sections below.
HS2 Ltd anticipates publishing a Contract Notice in April 2021 to commence the procurement of the contract and this will be a separate Contract Notice with no linkage to this Prior Indicative Notice.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £900,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Phase 1 Area South and Central (London and the Home Counties)
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Priority London boroughs are Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The main focus in the Home Counties will be Buckinghamshire.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Market Engagement registration can be accessed through the following link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HS2_STEM_Outreach/
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Phase 1 Area north (West Midlands).
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Local authorities of Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Market Engagement registration can be accessed through the following link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HS2_STEM_Outreach/
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Phase 2A Plus. (Staffordshire, Crewe and the Black Country).
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Local authorities of Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley
two.2.14) Additional information
The Market Engagement registration can be accessed through the following link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HS2_STEM_Outreach/
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Phase 2B Western Leg. (Greater Manchester area, Cheshire West & Warrington).
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Local authorities of Bolton, Bury, Cheshire West and Chester, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington and Wigan.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Market Engagement registration can be accessed through the following link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HS2_STEM_Outreach/
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Phase 2B Eastern Leg. (East Midlands and Yorkshire)
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Local authorities of Derby, Derbyshire , Leicester, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, Kirklees, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield and Wakefield.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Market Engagement registration can be accessed through the following link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HS2_STEM_Outreach/
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
5 April 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Proposed Procurement and Contracting Approach.
1) It is intended that a contract will be awarded to a single Supplier for each Lot and a Supplier may be awarded more than one Lot:
2) The contract will be awarded for an initial duration of two (2) years; with the options to extend for four (4) years (via single or multiple fixed terms) at HS2 Ltd's sole discretion;
3) The estimated value of the contract cited in Section II.1.5 is for the full duration of the contract, including all applicable extension options;
4) The resultant contract will be governed by HS2 Ltd's standard terms and conditions;
5) The proposed procurement route for the contract is via the OJEU Negotiated Procedure as defined within the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. However, dependent on the outcomes of market engagement with potential suppliers, HS2 Ltd reserve the
right to perform an OJEU Open Procedure.
6) The procurement will be managed via HS2 Ltd’s Bravo e-Sourcing portal;
7) HS2 Ltd intends to run the procurement to the indicative timescales below, which may at HS2 Ltd’s sole discretion, be subject to change at any time:
- issue of Contract Notice and ITT: April 2021;
- receipt of tenders: May 2021,
- notification of contract award decision: August 2021,
- contract commencement: September 2021.
Conditions regarding this PIN:
1) This PIN is not a call for competition and is not published to reduce time limits for the receipt of tenders;
2) This procurement will be launched in due course by the publication of a Contract Notice not linked in anyway to this PIN;
3) HS2 Ltd reserves the right not to commence any procurement or award any contract in respect of this opportunity;
4) The information contained in this PIN may be subject to change due to the impact of governance, assurance, regulatory changes and/or the market engagement outcomes. Insofar as is permitted by law, HS2 Ltd shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on the information contained/linked herein;
5) Failure to register an interest in connection with this PIN shall not prevent an organisation from participating in any formal call for competition.