Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Education and Training Foundation
Third Floor, 157 - 197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk
Telephone
+44 2037408280
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - LONDON
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28768
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Charity
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Practice Development Groups for teachers and trainers in the Further Education and Training Sector
Reference number
PR&D 20/21.1
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Several contracts have been awarded to establish Practice Development Groups (PDGs) in nine regions across England. This new ETF programme was designed to promote practitioner-led, collaborative professional development across the Further Education and Training sector. PDGs consist of action learning sets of practitioners who work together on a short-term, small-scale project to improve an aspect of their teaching, learning and assessment over a four-month period. Each successful tenderer is running two rounds of PDG’s per academic year (October- January and January – April). The appointed tenderers act as hubs for 8-10 groups (4-5 per round) with group facilitators supporting participants in running action learning sets.
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: £157,173.60
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance
ENGLAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) awarded 7 contracts to successful tenderers to lead Professional Development Groups (PDGs).
Improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in maths and English is a high priority for the Department for Education (DfE) and the ETF and the PDGs have been designed to complement ETF’s wider maths and English offer. Participants of PDGs are able to seek to develop an aspect of teaching, learning and assessment to enhance their teaching of English or their embedding of maths or English into other programmes of study.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Project Impact and Outcomes / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Approach and Methodology / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Capability, Capacity and Skills / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Communications, Recruitment and Dissemination / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Equality and Diversity / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 4
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: 2020/S 087-209390
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
6 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
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: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NCG
Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Rd
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7SA
Telephone
+44 1912004318
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Calderdale College
Francis Street
Halifax
HX1 3UZ
Telephone
+44 7470248143
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Havant and South Downs College
College Road
Portsmouth
PO7 8AA
Telephone
+44 7535851250
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ35 - South Hampshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Association of Colleges
2-5 Stedham Place
London
WC1A 1HU
Telephone
+44 2070342616
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI32 - Westminster
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burnley College
Princess Way
Burnley
BB12 0AN
Telephone
+44 1282733104
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Touchconsulting Ltd
29 Kingsmead, Stretton
Burton upon Trent
DE13 0FQ
Telephone
+44 7866147605
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Skills and Education Group
Robins Wood House, Robins Wood Road
Aspley Nottingham
NG8 3NH
Telephone
+44 1158541316
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £157,173.60
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:220793)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit