Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Construction Industry Training Board
Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays
Peterborough
PE2 8TY
Telephone
+44 7935076443
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
CITB Staff Training Providers Framework
Reference number
PROC202307
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
CITB wishes to procure a Framework of suppliers to support the delivery of CITB staff training across all sites. CITB is inviting expressions of interest from organisations that would be interested in signing up to a CITB Staff Training Providers Framework Agreement.
The Framework is open to any organisation that can meet CITB requirements, however only organisations who express an interest by Wednesday 15th February 2023 will be invited to progress to tender.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80511000 - Staff training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
CITB currently has approx. 650 colleagues, predominantly permanent. CITB Corporate Head Office is based in Peterborough City Centre, with Construction Colleges in London, Norfolk and Glasgow that deliver a vast range of construction training.
CITB provides annual training to staff in a number of areas and wishes to procure a Framework of suppliers to support this.
CITB require multiple suppliers signed up to provide options and flexibility. Framework suppliers will be contacted as and when CITB have course requirements. There will be no limit to the number of contracts that can be awarded and all organisations that are assessed as being suitable to contract with CITB will be required to sign a CITB Framework Agreement prior to being awarded any Purchase Orders. All prospective providers will need to agree and sign up to CITB Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions will be available to all interested suppliers as part of the tender.
Suppliers successfully appointed onto the Framework will be expected to
•Provide remote or office-based training courses for staff
•Have experience in delivering courses
•Where applicable have the relevant certification to prove their ability in delivering courses
The Contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months subject to review.
Further information in relation to the minimum service requirements and a definitive list of courses to be provided will be set out in the procurement and Contract documentation which will be available when the tender process opens in April 2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
CITB will review the requirement on a regular basis to determine whether the CITB Staff Training Provider Framework will be renewed upon expiry.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 20
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
two.2.14) Additional information
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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
Framework agreement with several operators
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
31 March 2023
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-202331-PRO-22239320
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Construction Industry Training Board
Bircham Newton
King's Lynn
PE31 6RH
Country
United Kingdom