Contract

Training Services

  • The Board of the Pension Protection Fund

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002354

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0468f8

Published 23 January 2025, 12:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road

Croydon

CR0 2NA

Email

commercialservices@ppf.co.uk

Telephone

+44 8456002541

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI62 - Croydon

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ppf.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Training Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80500000 - Training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This Framework sets up access to providers we can partner with for training and development initiatives at the PPF. We want to strengthen the current programme of development activity to increase capability across all areas.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI62 - Croydon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The contract for the provision of training services

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Demonstration of Ability / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Team & Experience / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion - Name: Continuous Professional Development / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Training Process and Lead Time / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Innovation / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - D&I / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Climate Change / Weighting: 5%

Price - Weighting: 20

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.2.14) Additional information

The Technical evaluation was weighted 80%. The commercial evaluation was weighted at 20%


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2024/S 000-015884


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

various

Title

Training Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ASK Europe Ltd

Unit 4, Cranfield Innovation Centre, University Way, Cranfield, BEDFORD, Bedfordshire, MK43 0BT

Bedford

MK43 0BT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH24 - Bedford
National registration number

02989543

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aspire Development (UK) Ltd

85 Great Portland Street, Westminster, LONDON, W1W 7LT,

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London
National registration number

05367268

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Croftstone Management Ltd

Payton Street, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, Warwickshire, CV37 6UA

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG13 - Warwickshire
National registration number

07393480

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

OnTrack International Limited

Suite 2, The Stables, Cannons Mill Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2BN

Bishop's Stortford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number

02558621

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Roffey Park Institute

Forest Road, Colgate, HORSHAM, West Sussex, RH12 4TB

Horsham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
National registration number

00923975

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Accelerator Solutions Limited

First Floor, 29 St Augustine's Parade, Bristol, BS1 4UL

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of
National registration number

04123923

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The contracts are for a 4 year duration and will run from 9 December 2024 - 8 December 2028

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) (Cabinet Office)

70 Whitehall,

London

SW1A 2AS

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.ppf.co.uk/