Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Inverclyde Council
Corporate Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square
Greenock
PA15 1LX
Kirsty.Munro@inverclyde.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1475712634
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168
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
Employability Services in Inverclyde
Reference number
CP0414/ECD
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This invitation to Tender contains the details of three Specifications:-
Lot 1: End to End Employability Services
Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
Lot 3: Employer Engagement & Support
Lot 4: Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,912,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Employer Engagement & Support In-Work Training & Support
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality criterion: Delivery Methodology / Weighting: 10 / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Resources & Expertise, Management & Reporting of Contract / Weighting: / Weighting: 17
Quality criterion - Name: Output & Performance / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Working Practices / Weighting / Weighting: 3
Price - Weighting: 60
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Employer Engagement & Support
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Methodology / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Resource & Expertise, Management & Reporting of Contract / Weighting / Weighting: 17
Quality criterion - Name: Output & Performance / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Working Practices / Weighting / Weighting: 3
Price - Weighting: 60
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Methodology / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Resources & Expertise, Management & Reporting of Contract / Weighting / Weighting: 17
Quality criterion - Name: Output & Performance / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Working Practices / Weighting / Weighting: 3
Price - Weighting: 60
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
End to End Employability Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
End to end employability services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Methodology / Weighting: / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Resources & Expertise, Management & Reporting of Contract / Weighting / Weighting: 17
Quality criterion - Name: Output & Performance / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Fair Working Practices / Weighting: / Weighting: 3
Price - Weighting: 60%
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: 2021/S 000-030118
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
4
Title
Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Employer Engagement & Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ENABLE Scotland
INSPIRE House, 3 Renshaw Place, Eurocentral
Lanarkshire
ML1 4UF
Telephone
+44 1698737000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
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: £109,985
Total value of the contract/lot: £219,970
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
End to End Employability Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Inverclyde Community Development Trust
175 Dalrymple Street
Greenock
PA15 1JZ
Telephone
+44 14755533300
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £950,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,900,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stepwell Consultancy Ltd.
Suite 3, Clarence House, I Haig Street
Greenock
PA15 1JG
Telephone
+44 1475724038
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
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: £124,373
Total value of the contract/lot: £248,746
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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INSURANCE (SPD 4B):
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract,
the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer`s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 million GBP
Data Protection/Cyber Risk Insurance = no less than 250k GBP
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SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
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SPD 4D ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or
equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file
name "Contract Notice Additional Information")
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SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO
9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information")
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HEALTH & SAFETY
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS
18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in
registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment
area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") SPD Health & Safety.
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It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council`s General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Specification & Contract Information for Tenderers. It will also be a condition of contract that the successful Tenderer enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19656. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
(SC Ref:691576)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House,1 Nelson Street,
Greenock
PA15 1TR
Country
United Kingdom