Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island
Lisburn
BT27 4RL
Contact
amanda culbert
amanda.culbert@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
T22/23-051 Framework of Trainers for the Local Government Training Group (LGTG)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79998000 - Coaching services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, on behalf of the Local Government Training Group (LGTG), wishes to engage the services of a competent person/ organisation to provide LGTG sponsored training to Local Government Officers and Elected Members across the 11 District Councils of Northern Ireland to assist with the Learning and Development of their employees.
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: £2,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, on behalf of the Local Government Training Group (LGTG), wishes to engage the services of a competent person/ organisation to provide LGTG sponsored training to Local Government Officers and Elected Members across the 11 District Councils of Northern Ireland to assist with the Learning and Development of their employees.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Methodology / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40
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 000-015332
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Framework of Trainers for the Local Government Training Group
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HEADSTOGETHER CONSULTING LTD
2-4 Grays Lane
HOLYWOOD
BT18 9AU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AKU TRAINING LTD
CLOVALLEY HOUSE, 6 Cyprus Avenue
BELFAST
BT5 5NT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
COSENSA LEARNING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
innovation factory
BELFAST
BT12 7DG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HARRY MCCONNELL
6 Church Lane
HILLSBOROUGH
BT26 6GD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MARCOMM LTD
762 Saintfield Road, Carryduff
BELFAST
BT8 8AT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North East Regional Employers Association
The Guildhall Quayside
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE1 3AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SOUTH EASTERN REGIONAL COLLEGE
VICTORIA AVENUE
NEWTOWNARDS
BT23 7EH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,500,000
Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £2,500,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract was divided into 37 lots, 34 of these were awarded. . . . Each Lot was awarded to a maximum total of 3 trainers. Each requirement will be offered to the firm ranked 1st in line with their evaluation score. (All first place firms have been listed in the award of contract section of this notice.) The 2nd and 3rd ranking applicants may be offered the training requirement in the event of either (a) the first place firm is not available (b) a conflict of interest or (c) the Council is of the opinion that the preferred applicant has insufficient capacity to deliver the necessary requirement within the timescale specified or (d) the training required is, in the opinion of the Council related to or similar to a matter previously dealt with by another firm, the commission may be offered in turn to the 2nd or 3rd. . . ...Each lot has been ranked as follows: LOT 1 - HOW TO CONDUCT A FORMAL INVESTIGATION - 1. Heads Together . 2. AKU Training . 3. Harry McConnell Training, LOT 2 - PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR BUSINESS - 1. Cosensa . 2. Marcomm Training . 3. AKU Training, LOT 3 - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Think People Consulting . 3. AKU Training, LOT 4 - HOW TO MANAGE POOR PERFORMANCE - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Cosensa . 3. 2000 Weeks, LOT 5 - RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION TRAINING - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Pentland Training and Consultancy . 3. Cosensa, LOT 6 - ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR A FIRST TIME MANAGER - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Cosensa . 3. Elite Training (NI), LOT 7 - EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Cosensa . 3. 2000 Weeks, LOT 8 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION WITHIN YOUR TEAM - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. NEREO, LOT 9 - BUDGETING SKILLS AND BASIC FINANCE FOR MANAGERS - 1. AKU Training, LOT 10 - UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC APPRAISALS AND BUSINESS CASES - 1. NEREO, LOT 11 - WORKPLACE HEALTH AND WELLBEING - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Health Matters . 3. 2000 Weeks, LOT 12 - WORKPLACE HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR MANAGERS - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Actual Impact . 3. Aware, LOT 13 - MINUTES AND AGENDAS - 1. Cosensa . 2. Pentland Training and Consultancy . 3. AKU Training, LOT 14 - PROOF READING - 1. Cosensa . 2. AKU Training . 3. Pentland Training and Consultancy, LOT 15 - BUILDING AND RESILIENCE AND PERSONAL WELLBEING - 1. Cosensa . 2. AKU Training . 3. Pentland Training and Consultancy, LOT 16 - INTERVIEW SKILLS FOR INTERVIEWEES - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Pentland Training and Consultancy . 3. Cosensa, LOT 17 - ASSESSMENT CENTRE TECHNIQUES - 1. Marcomm Training, LOT 18 - CHAIRING AND FACILITATION SKILLS - 1. Cosensa . 2. NEREO . 3. AKU Training, LOT 19 - INFLUENCING AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS - 1. Cosensa . 2. NEREO . 3. AKU Training, LOT 20 - PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. NEREO . 3. Think People Consulting, LOT 22 - GENERAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS - 1. SERC . 2. NEREO . 3. Full Potential Management Solutions, LOT 23 - PREPARING TO GO OUT TO TENDER - 1. AKU Training, LOT 24 - TENDER EVALUATION - 1. AKU Training, LOT 25 - CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - 1. AKU Training, LOT 26 - TRAIN THE TRAINER - 1. Cosensa . 2. Health Matters, LOT 27 - DIGNITY AT WORK - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Harry McConnell Training, LOT 28 - DEVELOPING COMMERCIAL ACUMEN - 1. NEREO, LOT 29 - CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE - 1. Cosensa, LOT 31 - AN INTRODUCTION TO WORKPLACE COACHING FOR LINE MANAGERS - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Cosensa . 3. AKU Training, LOT 32 - MANAGING REMOTE / HYBRID WORKERS - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. NEREO . 3. 2000 Weeks, LOT 33 - CHANGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. NEREO . 3. AKU Training, LOT 34 - DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUALITY - 1. HeadsTogether . 2. Harry McConnell Training, LOT 35 - AN INTRODUCTION TO MENTORING - 1. Cosensa . 2. AKU Training . 3. Dorothy McKee Consulting, LOT 37 - CODE OF CONDUCT TRAINING - 1. Harry McConnell Training.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lisburn Castlereagh City Council
Lisburn
Country
United Kingdom