Awarded contract

383_21 Managed Training Services

  • ESPO

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-024696

Published 5 October 2021, 10:04am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

ESPO

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby

Leicester

LE19 1ES

Contact

Corporate Solutions Procurement Team

Email

tenders@espo.org

Telephone

+44 1162944038

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF21 - Leicester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.espo.org/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Local Authority Services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

383_21 Managed Training Services

Reference number

383_21

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80510000 - Specialist training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

ESPO is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of Service Providers to provide Managed Training Services.

The requirement will be divided into the following Lots:

• Lot 1 – Managed Service Provider

• Lot 2 – Learning Management System

Tenderers are invited to bid for one or all of the lots as they wish, and should be clear what lots they are bidding for in their tender document.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.

An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

The framework requires Service Providers to supply throughout all regions of the United Kingdom.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

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

Value excluding VAT: £80,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Managed Service Provider

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79420000 - Management-related services
  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80420000 - E-learning services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80520000 - Training facilities
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services
  • 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
  • 80532000 - Management training services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The requirement of this lot is for a single Managed Service Provider (MSP) to undertake the responsibility for the Customer’s training requirements, as opposed to the customer managing a selection of individual training Service Providers themselves.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Non-price / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The framework agreementhas the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Learning Management System

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48931000 - Training software package
  • 79420000 - Management-related services
  • 80300000 - Higher education services
  • 80310000 - Youth education services
  • 80320000 - Medical education services
  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services
  • 80420000 - E-learning services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80520000 - Training facilities
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Lot is for Customers who are looking for a Learning Management System (LMS) that helps them manage the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements.

The LMS used will help Customers manage their supply chain, and interact with training providers through the system in regards to ordering training services, compliance and management information.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Non-price / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The framework agreementhas the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.7 includes the option period.

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.1.1) 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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-015055


Section five. Award of contract

Title

383_21 Managed Training Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 September 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

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

Capita Business Services Limited

65 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7NQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Premier People Solutions Ltd t/a Premier Partnership

3 Derwent House Richmond Business Park Sidings Court

Doncaster

DN4 5NL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

QA Ltd

Rath House 55-65 Uxbridge Road

Slough

SL1 1SG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited t/a Reed Training Professionals

Academy Court 94 Chancery Lane

London

WC2A 1DT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £70,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Learning Management System

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 September 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

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

Me Learning Limited

The Barn Brackwell Farm Nether

Winchendon

HP18 0DS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Oxford Applied Training

Unit C2 Grange Business Court Barton Lane Abingdon

Oxford

OX14 3NB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Premier People Solutions Ltd t/a Premier Partnership

3 Derwent House Richmond Business Park Sidings Court

Doncaster

DN4 5NL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Skillgate Ltd

Gabem House Heyshott

Midhurst

GU29 0DP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £10,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Royal Court of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.