Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
Greater London
Contact
Anita Chiafi
HOSProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
Buyer's address
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
4878000.00
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80500000 - Training services
- FA04 - For training purposes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The International Strategy and Capabilities (ISC) sits in the International Directorate of the UK Home Office (HO). ISC delivers strategic capability development programmes overseas on behalf of the Home Office and is seeking suitable organisations to provide and manage UK based Immersive English Language (EL) training to its customers.
The Home Office is seeking to award up to seven (7) Contracts to different organisations to ensure sufficient capacity and capability to deliver its Immersive English Language Training needs. The Authority expects to have multiple cohorts of (typically) 5-10 learners.
Tendering EL schools are required to hold appropriate accreditation from a recognised UK accrediting body for running EL courses in UK.
The procurement documents set out the full requirements for UK-based EL schools/organisations, tendering to provide immersive EL training to learners.
Interested parties will be required to complete a non-disclosure agreement before accessing the procurement documents. See Section VI.3 (additional information) for further details.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,878,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Home Office would like to invite suppliers to submit a tender to award up to seven (7) Immersive English Language Training (IELT) Contracts.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End date
11 November 2022
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
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.2.14) Additional information
Under regulations 53(4) and 21(3), the authority will require interested parties to complete a non-disclosure agreement on the Home Office eSourcing portal (address in Section I.3 of this notice), before obtaining free, direct access to the full procurement documents in order to protect the confidential nature the requirements.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.5) Information about reserved contract
The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons
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 establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 175
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
11 November 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
12 October 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 11 November 2022
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
six.3) Additional information
Under regulations 53(4) and 21(3), the authority will require interested parties to complete a non-disclosure agreement on the Home Office eSourcing portal (address in Section I.3 of this notice), before obtaining free, direct access to the full procurement documents in order to protect the confidential nature the requirements.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link
'To register click here'. Please note that, to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, ppq_190 Titled: 'C21170 - ISC Specialist Support & Resource Framework - Non Disclosure Agreement ' will become visible to you in the PQQ section. You will be required to complete the non-disclosure agreement and returning using the messaging function as an attachment, within the PQQ on the eSourcing portal before gaining access to the selection questionnaire and procurement documents.
For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (08.00-18.00).
The closing date for completed selection questionnaire submissions will be 11th November 2022 at 17.00 GMT. Non-disclosure agreements should be completed as early as possible to allow sufficient time to complete the selection questionnaire which is the responsibility of interested parties.
In light of the situation with Covid-19 we reserve the right to delay or adjust our timetables or such other aspects of the procurement as we consider appropriate. We will therefore keep the situation under constant review and will notify all bidders of any changes as and when these are required.
The authority is not responsible for any bidding costs incurred by potential suppliers in respect of this procurement. The authority reserves the right to abandon the competitive process and not award any contract; make any changes it sees as reasonable to the competition; remove and/or amend element(s) from the scope of the requirements; and accept or reject any tender.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Home Office
London
Country
United Kingdom