Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Kedleston Road
DERBY
DE221GB
Contact
Tom Burns
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF11 - Derby
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.procurement@derby.ac.uk
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Help to Grow team
h2gm@derby.ac.uk
Derby
DE22 1GB
Contact
University of Derby Help to Grow
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.procurement@derby.ac.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following address:
University of Derby Help to Grow
h2gm@derby.ac.uk
Derby
DE22 1GB
Contact
University of Derby Help to Grow
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.derby.ac.uk/business-services/help-to-grow-management-programme-/#d.en.135626
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
Help to Grow Programme - Mentor Recruitment
Reference number
PROC TB DPS 452
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The University of Derby Business School would like to procure the services of multiple individual mentors to support senior leaders of small and medium size businesses across the UK to boost their business performance, resilience, and long-term growth. The university is working with a consortium of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) and a consortium of Small Business Charter Accredited Business Schools to deliver the government's new Help to Grow: Management programme.
The 12-week programme is 90% funded by the Government and has been designed to allow participants to complete it alongside full-time work.
The practical curriculum is designed to build capabilities in leadership, innovation, digital adoption, employee engagement, marketing, responsible business, and financial management. By the end of the programme participants will have developed a business growth plan to help them to scale their business.
Due to the limitation for attachments in this advertisement, for further details on the opportunity and to receive the relevant documents to bid, please contact procurement@derby.ac.uk.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £910,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1GB, United Kingdom.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Derby Business School would like to procure the services of multiple individual mentors to support senior leaders of small and medium size businesses across the UK to boost their business performance, resilience, and long-term growth. The university is working with a consortium of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) and a consortium of Small Business Charter Accredited Business Schools to deliver the government's new Help to Grow: Management programme.
The 12-week programme is 90% funded by the Government and has been designed to allow participants to complete it alongside full-time work.
The practical curriculum is designed to build capabilities in leadership, innovation, digital adoption, employee engagement, marketing, responsible business, and financial management. By the end of the programme participants will have developed a business growth plan to help them to scale their business.
For further details on the opportunity, please find the Job Description and Person Description attached.
Application
The following opportunity is a Dynamic Purchasing System framework which will be open for application until 31st October 2023. The opportunity is open to individuals only (no limited companies, group, consortia) and bidding parties will need to meet the minimum requirements via submission of the mandatory documents.
Due to the limitation for attachments in this advertisement, for further details on the opportunity and to receive the relevant documents to bid, please contact procurement@derby.ac.uk.
Once you have received the relevant documents, in order to bid for the opportunity, please submit the following mandatory documents via email to h2gm@derby.ac.uk:
• CV of individual bidding for the opportunity
• Completed Mentor Application Form
• Successful completion of 'Supplier Minimum Requirements' form
• Completion of 'Conflict of Interest' form
• Signed Supplier Code of Conduct form
Once you have submitted the above documents to the Help to Grow team, they will respond to your application within 10 days. Please note if you are awarded a place on the Dynamic Purchasing System Framework, you will be required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), outlined in the Supplier Minimum Requirements document. If you are unsuccessful upon application, you are welcome to reapply to the opportunity following the application procedure previously outlined.
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: £910,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
7 October 2021
End date
31 March 2024
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
Mandatory return of the following documents to h2gm@derby.ac.uk
• CV of individual bidding for the opportunity
• Completed Mentor Application Form
• Successful completion of 'Supplier Minimum Requirements' form
• Completion of 'Conflict of Interest' form
• Signed Supplier Code of Conduct form
If successful, individuals will be required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA).
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Individuals only
No limited companies, consortia or groups.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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
31 October 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
If successful, individuals will be required to register on the university Oracle finance portal. https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/
A purchase order for services will be submitted via email and an electronic invoice will be required via email so payment can be made. All payments will be made with BACS.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Derby
Derby
Country
United Kingdom