Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Rutland County Council
Catmose
Oakham
LE15 6HP
Contact
Paul Large Welland Procurement pp Rutland County Council
Telephone
+44 7769918574
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
Rutland County Council Adult & Community Learning Service SOFT MARKET TESTING
Reference number
DN635138
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TESTING EXERCISE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
Interested parties are invited to respond to this soft market testing exercise.
The responses will inform a subsequent procurement for these services.
Further details appear in the SMT Questionnaire and Specification available from www.eastmidstenders.org
The deadline for responses is noon 17th October 2022.
Responses must be submitted via ProContract www.eastmidstenders.org
A contract notice will be published for any subsequent procurement.
Subject to Council approval, its anticipated the procurement will be launched in November, awarded by February/March 2023 and the contract is due to commence 1st August 2023
Its anticipated that the initial contract term will be for a period of three years with an option to extend for a further two years making a maximum contract term of up to five years.
Responding to this SMT will not confer any advantage or disadvantage on any respondents in any subsequent procurement. All responses will be treated in confidence.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £695,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TESTING EXERCISE. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TESTING EXERCISE. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
The new contract for the services that are the subject of this SMT will be for an initial term of three years with the option to extend for two years making the maximum potential lifetime of the contract a total of 5 years (3+2).
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes