Contract

Adult Education Budget

  • Nottingham College

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015158

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03283d

Published 31 May 2022, 10:50am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Nottingham College

111 Canal Street

NOTTINGHAM

NG1 7HB

Contact

Sarah Hayes

Email

sarah.hayes@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1158842209

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF14 - Nottingham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.NottinghamCollege.ac.uk

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

Adult Education Budget

Reference number

NC/PROC/0048

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract notice relates to the procurement by Nottingham College of adult education services which has resulted in 8 suppliers being awarded a position on a framework for 4 years and the top 4 highest scoring being awarded a call-off for the final months remaining this year May-July22.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

8 suppliers have been awarded a position on the Framework. Funding is dependent on the ESFA offering each year. Each year the 8 suppliers will be given an opportunity to be awarded a contract. The top highest scoring suppliers have been awarded a share of the £1m call-off for the duration May-July2022.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-008610


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Academy Transformation Trust

Sutton Coldfield

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
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: £15,500,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,500,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Back to Work Complete Training Ltd

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Derby Business College Limited

Derby

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GRA (GB) Ltd

Nottingham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Learning Curve Group Limited

Spennymoor

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pathway First Ltd

Birmingham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG31 - Birmingham
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Skills Network Ltd

Selby

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE2 - North Yorkshire
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The White Rose School of Beauty and Complementary Therapies Limited

Somerset

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
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: £15,200,000

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £15,200,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Nottingham College indicative Adult Education Budget (AEB) is £3.8m per year, although the final amount being delegated will only be confirmed by Department for Education (DFE) each year. This contract notice relates to the procurement by Nottingham College of adult education services, resulted in the award of multiple contracts for services for the remaining year May22 - July 22 of £250,000 per awarding contract (4 in total).

8 suppliers are also awarded a position on the Framework each being given the opportunity to submit a tender for each mini-competition process each financial year. Subject to the final AEB allocation the value for each procurement exercise may fluctuate but it is anticipated that it will be approx. £3.8m per year.

Successful providers of the mini-competition exercise will enter into individual contracts to deliver a range of education and training services to D2N2 learners.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom