Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South-East Wales Education Achievement Service
Gateway Building, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7EH
Contact
Geraint Willington
Geraint.willington@sewales.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Education Achievement Service
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Support Services for the South East Wales Education Achievement Service
Reference number
T.4475
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75100000 - Administration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
You are being invited to submit a tender application to support the business operations of the EAS. This will include all aspects of financial management, investment and financial systems, human resources, and an associate payroll system, safeguarding, internal audit, procurement, health, and safety, legal, ICT system support & maintenance. A key aspect of the contract is to act as banker for any regional education grants relating to school improvement of circa GBP55m per annum. It’s important to note that capacity is now in place for most of these roles so apart from the systems and the key back office work that sits behind its mainly high level advice and guidance on ad hoc basis.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £440,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
- 66150000 - Financial markets administration services
- 66151000 - Financial market operational services
- 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Main site or place of performance
Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
You are being invited to submit a tender application to support the business operations of the EAS. This will include all aspects of financial management, investment and financial systems, human resources, and an associate payroll system, safeguarding, internal audit, procurement, health, and safety, legal, ICT system support & maintenance. A key aspect of the contract is to act as banker for any regional education grants relating to school improvement of circa GBP55m per annum. It’s important to note that capacity is now in place for most of these roles so apart from the systems and the key back office work that sits behind its mainly high level advice and guidance on ad hoc basis.
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: £440,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option to extend for further periods of 12 months up to a maximum of 24 months in total
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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: 2017/S 063-118309
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English, Welsh
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
31 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Place
Electronically
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh, each application will be treated equally.
(WA Ref:119903)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
South-East Wales Education Achievement Service
Gateway Building, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7EH
Country
United Kingdom