Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire County Council
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Contact
procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1905844896
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG12 - Worcestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://worcestershire.gov.uk/tendering
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Education and Skills Funding Agency Study Programmes and Study Programme Traineeships for Young Adults aged 16-19 years
Reference number
WCC 00002741
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Worcestershire County Council has a prime provider relationship with the Education and Skills Funding Agency for the delivery of 16-19 Education as Study Programmes and Study Programme Traineeships. The contract is managed within Learning Services Worcestershire and branded as Young Adult Learning.The activity forms part of the council’s response to the statutory duty to secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all young people aged 16-19, and for those aged 19-24 who have a learning difficulty assessment (Education and Health Care Plan), as part of the Raising the Participation Age responsibility (as set out in the 2008 Education and Skills Act). The programme’s specific area of focus is in providing specialised, targeted programmes for those aged 16-19 who are disengaged, or at greatest risk of disengaging. Learners aged 19-24 are also embraced into the provision if it is found to be the most appropriate option for their identified, individual needs.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Education and Skills Funding Agency Study Programmes and Study Programme Traineeships for Young Adults aged 16-19 years
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: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
13 June 2022
End date
31 July 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 June 2022
Local time
12:00pm
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: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England Wales and Northern Ireland
London
Country
United Kingdom