Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Hertfordshire College
Cambridge Road
HITCHIN
SG40JD
Contact
Lindsey Sherring
Telephone
+44 1462471023
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.nhc.ac.uk/discover/about-us/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following address:
North Hertfordshire College
Stevenage
SG1 1LA
Contact
Lindsey Sherring
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.nhc.ac.uk/discover/about-us/
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
North Hertfordshire College - Adult Education Budget Subcontracting
Reference number
NHC-AEB-2021/22-01
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The College has a recent history of engagement with subcontractors to deliver ESFA Adult Education Budget (AEB) outcomes and wishes to continue to issue a flexible contract or contracts of a total funding value up to £1,000,000, from 6th September 2021 to 31 July 2022, with suitable training providers to deliver qualifications and/or programmes eligible for funding under the College's ESFA AEB funding contract on its behalf, under the following general rules:
• All the provision must be delivered in the 2021/22 funding year; there is currently no scope to carry forward any funding to 2022/23. All the learning aims and learners must be eligible for Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) ESFA AEB funding in 2021/22.
• The delivery target group is solely adults who live in non-devolved funding areas of England. The College will not fund any learners who are aged under 19 and/or live in the Greater London Authority (GLA) or other devolved funding areas.
• Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must be registered on the Register of Training Organisations (ROTO) and they must have a track record of successful sub-contract delivery of qualifications.
• The training must be delivered in full by the contracted training provider, i.e. only one level of sub-contracting is permitted and no second level subcontracting is permitted.
• The Subcontractor, if awarded the contract, will be responsible for the recruitment of all learners, the delivery of training, the premises and resources required to deliver the training, awarding body accreditation and associated fees.
• The Quality of provision will be paramount as the College will retain responsibility to the Education and Skills Funding Agency and OFSTED for programme quality.
• The management fee retained by the College will typically be 20%.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The gross contract value is up to £1,000,000, split over the period from 6th September 2021 to 31st July 2022 of the College's non devolved Adult Education Budget. The contract may be awarded to a number of suppliers. The College reserves the right to subcontract the whole amount to one applicant, or to split the subcontract amount two or more applicants and / or to subcontract to a value lower than the full amount advertised
Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must:
a) Be registered on the Register of Training Organisations (ROTO)
b) Have a track record of successful delivery, as a Subcontractor to an FE college, of the specific qualifications included in its delivery proposal
c) Have the capacity to deliver at least 20% of the total contract value, or, demonstrate a very strong rationale for why we should consider an application for a lower allocation.
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: £1,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
6 September 2021
End date
31 July 2022
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
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must:
a) Be registered on the Register of Training Organisations (ROTO)
b) Have a track record of successful delivery, as a Subcontractor to an FE college, of the specific qualifications included in its delivery proposal
c) Have the capacity to deliver at least 20% of the total contract value, or, demonstrate a very strong rationale for why we should consider an application for a lower allocation.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 August 2021
Local time
5:00pm
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
North Hertfordshire College
Stevenage
SG1 1LA
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
To apply for the contract to deliver the full amount, or part thereof, as stated in Section 1, applicants must submit, by 30th July 2021 @ 12:00 noon., the following:
• The completed Tender Application Form and
• The completed Achievement and Planning Spreadsheet
• The completed Health & Safety Questionnaire Review
• The Safeguarding Staff Certificate No List
• Any supporting documents
The assessment criteria which will be used to score the applications is set out within this tender specification document.
A decision on the successful applicant(s) will be announced by 27th August 2021.
Tuesday 13th July 2021: Tender Issued
Thursday 22nd July 2021 12:00 noon: Deadline for requests for clarification to be received via email at: bids@nhc.ac.uk
Friday 30th July 2021 12:00 noon: End of advertising period & deadline for the submission of the bids by email to bids@nhc.ac.uk
Friday 27th August 2021: College makes a decision and informs successful and unsuccessful applicants
Monday 6th September 2021: Completion of process and issue of the Contract.