Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA
Contact
Ms Mavis Kiang
Telephone
+44 1612192577
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers
Reference number
DN713462
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80500000 - Training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
- To provide a route to buying Apprenticeship training and assessment that complies with
Public Contract Regulations (2015).
- To provide a route that aligns with the Department for Education (DFE) funding requirements.
- To ensure only those providers who meet the standards expected by Manchester City
Council building on the minimum standards set by the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) deliver apprenticeships.
- To create a system that allows the authority easy and speedy access to Apprenticeship
training and assessment providers.
- To create a system that allows additional Apprenticeship training and assessment providers to join at any time as the authority’s requirements change.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details are set out in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Zero Carbon and Environment / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 0
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
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to
electronically submit their completed tender documents, including the online questionnaire,
via the online portal by 11 am on 2nd April 2024 as referred to in IV.2.2.
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: 2024/S 000-006517
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TC1141
Lot No
0
Title
TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 26
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 26
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 26
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
3T Energy Group
Unit 5 Mercury way, Trafford Park,
Manchester
M41 7LY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Apprentice Team Ltd
12 Saltergate,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
S40 1UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Babington Business College Ltd
55 Colmore Row,
Birmingham.
B3 2AA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BPP Professional Education
5th Floor St James's Building, 79 Oxford Street,
Manchester,
M1 6FQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge Spark
5th Floor, Caledonia House, 223 Pentonville Rd,
London
N1 9NG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Captiva Learning Limited
4 Cam Road,
London
E15 2SN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Damar Limited
111 Piccadilly,
Manchester,
M1 2HY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Firebrand Training
5th Floor St James's Building, 79 Oxford Street,
Manchester,
M1 6FQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Instep UK Ltd
St James Business Centre, Wilderspool Causeway,
Warrington, England,
WA4 6PS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Manchester Adult Education
Abraham Moss Adult Learning Centre, Crescent Rd, Crumpsall,
Manchester
M8 5UF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Manchester Metropolitan University RES Office
The Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints,
Manchester,
M15 6BH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Multiverse
2 Eastbourne Terrace, Floors 5+6,
London,
W2 6LG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NowSkills Limited
1st floor Churchgate House, Churchgate,
Bolton, Greater Manchester,
BL1 1HL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QA
8th Floor, St James Buildings, 79 Oxford Street,
Manchester,
M1 6FQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Salford City College
Apprenticeships at Salford City College, Frontier House, Merchants Quay,
Salford,
M50 3SR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University, College Road,
Stoke on Trent,
ST4 2DE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Growth Company Limited
Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street,
Manchester,
M1 5JW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Central Lancashire
Preston,
PR1 2HE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Salford
5th Floor Maxwell, The Crescent,
Salford,
M5 4WT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Once registered, applicants
will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit
their completed tender documents, via the online portal by 11 am on 2nd April 2024 as
referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website
by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
The contracts will be for 2 years, expected to commence on 22nd May 2024 with an option
to extend for up to an additional 2 years.
The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social
regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract.
Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project.
The Council reserves the right not to award the framework, as a result of this Contract
Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed framework.
All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in
English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all
payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework is communicated to tenderers prior to entering the framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)