Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Citizen Service
The Pembroke Building, Kensington Village, Avonmore Road
London
W14 8DG
Telephone
+44 8001978010
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NCS Trust Quality Assessments
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79313000 - Performance review services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NCS Trust uses third party organisations to assess NCS Trust’s delivery partners to ensure NCS activities are consistently being delivered safely and to a high standard. Currently the NCS Trust assesses partners for Quality Assurance purposes and for Health & Safety compliance (including safeguarding).
As NCS programmes and activities expand, we add new service lines and numbers of participants increase, there is a growing importance on ensuring quality, consistency and continuous improvement. To ensure NCS Trust is able to assess the quality of delivery to the level of detail, scrutiny and scale required, the NCS Trust requires a specialist organisation to undertake quality assurance assessments, a service which has matured since its inception.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Conduct assessments in line with the Programme Quality Framework (PQF) and support in reviews and it’s future developments
provide the NCS network with high quality observational data on delivery of NCS activities that will be in the form of: verbal feedback to providers during/after the assessment and in a formal written report that is shared with the Trust and relevant Managing Partner
provide the NCS Trust with a summary report at the end of assessment cycles that identify key trends and observations
Support continuous improvement of NCS services across the network through feedback and coaching during assessments and identifying best practice and improvement trends nationally
The Requirements for the Services that Bidders are to meet are described in full in Schedule B (Specification) provided as part of the ITT.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 April 2021
End date
31 March 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option of 2 extension periods of 12 months each
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 March 2021
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
24 March 2021
Local time
10:01am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
National Citizen Service Trust
60 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7RT
Country
United Kingdom