Contract

DurhamWorks Employment Routeways

  • Durham County Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-010821

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0312fc

Published 27 April 2022, 12:59pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Durham County Council

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UL

Contact

Donna Iley

Email

donna.iley@durham.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC14 - Durham CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.durham.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.nepo.org

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

DurhamWorks Employment Routeways

Reference number

DN594464

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The contract has been divided into two lots.

Lot 1- DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) - Employment Routeways

Lot 2- DurhamWorks 3 - Employment Routeways

Providers to deliver programmes across all employment sectors however you should pay attention to the most popular sectors our demographic of young people are interested in where there are recognised and realistic opportunities for progression to Employment , Apprenticeships, Traineeships or Further Education.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £621,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) - Employment Routeways

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC14 - Durham CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).

two.2.14) Additional information

This project is to be funded through the European Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF).

The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 6 months from the actual end date or completion of achieving satisfactory targets on the programme (whichever is sooner) (i.e. extensions can run concurrently), subject to funding, performance, achieving KPI's, need and Commissioner approval. Within the extension periods there is capacity to undertake changes to some elements of the activity delivery (i.e. venue, geographical delivery, model of delivery but not content) as well as increase/decrease participant numbers as long as the minimum published contract values of (20) and maximum (30) participant numbers for each 6 month period are adhered to.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

DurhamWorks 3 - Employment Routeways

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC14 - Durham CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).

two.2.14) Additional information

This project is to be funded through the European Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF) and the Youth Employment Initiative.

The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 6 months from the actual end date or completion of achieving satisfactory targets on the programme (whichever is sooner) (i.e. extensions can run concurrently), subject to funding, performance, achieving KPI's, need and Commissioner approval. Within the extension periods there is capacity to undertake changes to some elements of the activity delivery (i.e. venue, geographical delivery, model of delivery but not content) as well as increase/decrease participant numbers as long as the minimum published contract values of (20) and maximum (30) participant numbers for each 6 month period are adhered to.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-003169


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

Lot 1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CentrePoint Soho t/a Centrepoint Works

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London

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

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £81,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

Lot 1 and Lot 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Optimum Skills Ltd

Newton Aycliffe

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC14 - Durham CC

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

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £432,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

Lot 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SMARTT North East

Consett

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC14 - Durham CC

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

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £108,000 taken into consideration