Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
DWP Commercial Team
commercialdirectorate.restartteam@dwp.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Restart Scheme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Restart Scheme
Lot No
CPA 4b - South Central
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75110000 - General public services
- 75131000 - Government services
- 75300000 - Compulsory social security services
- 79611000 - Job search services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80533100 - Computer training services
- 80533200 - Computer courses
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Restart provides intensive support designed to help participants into sustained work that have been on UC or JSA for 9 or more consecutive months. Providers will work with employers, local government and other partners to deliver tailored support for individuals.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2020/S 126-309330
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
UID_22480 - 4b
Lot No
CPA 4b South Central
Title
Restart Scheme
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
26 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Fedcap Employment Limited
Cleveland Business Centre Oak Street
Middlesbrough
TS1 2RQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £224,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers Instructions:
How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).
For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.
DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Work and Pensions
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75110000 - General public services
- 75131000 - Government services
- 75300000 - Compulsory social security services
- 79611000 - Job search services
- 80420000 - E-learning services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80522000 - Training seminars
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80533200 - Computer courses
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Restart provides intensive support designed to help participants into sustained work that have been on UC or JSA for 9 or more consecutive months. Providers will work with employers, local government and other partners to deliver tailored support for individuals.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£201,600,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Fedcap Employment Limited
Cleveland Business Centre Oak Street
Middlesbrough
TS1 2RQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Revised Volumes for the Restart Scheme.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Over the course of the Restart scheme DWP expect start volumes to be circa 50% lower than originally planned. Volumes have been significantly lower than profile due to a combination of improved economic conditions resulting in a smaller target group, changes to the make-up of the group due to Covid and a lower than expected rate of suitability as assessed by Jobcentre Plus work coaches.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £201,600,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £112,821,236