Contract

West London Strategic Employment Support Contract

  • London Borough of Ealing Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-004290

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c0d4

Published 10 February 2025, 9:52am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Ealing Council

14-16 Uxbridge Road

London

W5 2HL

Contact

David Lillicrap

Email

lillicrapd@ealing.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2088259646

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI73 - Ealing

National registration number

226 6700 70

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ealing.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.ealing.gov.uk

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

West London Strategic Employment Support Contract

Reference number

C0335

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79611000 - Job search services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

West London Alliance (WLA) through consultation with representatives of its member boroughs (Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow Hillingdon, and Hounslow) and input from North West London NHS and Public Health colleagues. London Borough of Ealing is the lead commissioning borough on behalf of the WLA. has awarded up to £250m of employment support programmes over a ten-year period through the WLA Strategic Employment Support Programmes to Shaw Trust Ltd.

It is intended that the contract shall be for an initial term of 3 referral years, with the option to extend for a further 7 referral years, in any combination of durations.

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: £41,407,570

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
Main site or place of performance

London Borough of Barnet; London Borough of Brent, London Borough of Ealing, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London Borough of Harrow, London Borough of Hillingdon, London Borough of Hounslow. City of Westminster, RBKC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

West London Alliance (WLA) through consultation with representatives of its member boroughs (Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow Hillingdon, and Hounslow) and input from North West London NHS and Public Health colleagues. London Borough of Ealing is the lead commissioning borough on behalf of the WLA. has awarded up to £250m of employment support programmes over a ten-year period through the WLA Strategic Employment Support Programmes to Shaw Trust Ltd.

It is intended that the contract shall be for an initial term of 3 referral years, with the option to extend for a further 7 referral years, in any combination of durations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100%

Price - Weighting: 0%

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: 2024/S 000-038475


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

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

Shaw Trust

Black Country House

Rounds Green Road, Oldbury B69 2DG

B69 2DG

Email

business.development@shaw-trust.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

01744121

Internet address

https://shawtrust.org.uk/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £250,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £41,407,570

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Value excluding VAT: £8,200,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

procurement@ealing.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Court of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

procurement@ealing.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

London Borough of Ealing Council

14-16 Uxbridge Road

London

W5 2HL

Email

procurement@ealing.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.ealing.gov.uk