Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Devon County Council
County Hall, The Annexe, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
Contact
Mr Lee Webber
Telephone
+44 1392383000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK4 - Devon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
CP2229-22 Wave 3 Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps
Reference number
DN611425
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: o to deliver *flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on employer / sector 'in-demand' skills needs which may be either regulated (i.e. qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g. based on alignment with industry standards) enabling adults to do training around work and other commitments, looking to gain work, additional responsibilities, or access new opportunities and will offer a guaranteed job interview (in the case of a new job) to individual participants on completion of the course. o to address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time and part-time employed, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed, and provide individuals with wider access to opportunities to retrain, update or formalise their skills or acquire specialist skills o to address the needs of employers and the wider economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short-medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity. They will help fill medium-higher level vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs, by linking them with line of sight to a job/ different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities/contracts o to help fill vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs (including those currently in employment), by linking them with line of sight to a job / different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities / contracts.
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: £1,701,150
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- UKK4 - Devon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bootcamps.
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.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
The contract award decision will be made on the basis of the most economically advantageous (MEAT) Bid, based on the application of the detailed evaluation criteria shown in Appendix 7 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Contracts were awarded in rank order, to all providers who met the threshold, until the available budget was used up.
Evaluation Criteria and Weightings - Quality 100%
This provision is procured under part 2, chapter 3, section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) – social and other specific services (also known as ‘the light touch regime’) and this procurement does not follow, in particular, any of the defined procedures of the PCR 2015 (even if there are similarities) but does seek to adhere to the best practice procurement principles of openness, transparency, fairness and equity.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-012407
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CP2229-22
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Apricot Centre CIC
Huxhams Cross Farm, Rattery Road,
Dartington,
TQ9 6AA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Screen IT LTD
Lowin House, Tregolls Road,
Truro
TR1 2NA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cornwall College Further Education Corporation
Cornwall College, Tregonissey Road, , Cornwall,
St Austell
PL25 4DJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dimensions Training Solutions Limited
32 Eyre Street, First Floor, , South Yorkshire,
Sheffield
S1 4QZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Exeter College
Hele Road,
Exeter
EX4 4JS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE
COLLEGE ROAD, TRURO, CORNWALL,
TRURO
TR1 3XX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,701,150
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Devon County Council
Devon County Council County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
Telephone
+44 1392383000
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
In accordance with Regulations 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a Framework
Agreement), 87 (standstill period) and Regulation 91 (enforcement of duties through the court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.