Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
North Yorkshire Council
County Hall,Racecourse Lane
NORTHALLERTON
DL78AD
laura.baxter@northyorks.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1609797971
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Approved Provider List for the Provision of Training and Learning, Apprenticeships and Exam Centres
Reference number
83891
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Training and Learning
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE2 - North Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Provision of Training and Learning for NYC employees and adult residents over the age of 19, across York and North Yorkshire as a result of, but not limited to, Adult Education Budget (AEB) funding and grant funding such as DfE Skills Bootcamps, Multiply and UK Shared Prosperity Fund programmes. This lot may also be utilised for administration services required as a result of the above.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-028132
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Training and Learning
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
31 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Academy of Live Technology Ltd
South Kirkby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE2 - North Yorkshire
Companies House
07591694
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £21,401,034
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Details of only one awarded contract has been provided in Section V. Details of all 111 awarded contracts can be accessed on the original Contract Award Notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand, City of Westminster
London
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
North Yorkshire Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2015, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable.
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph I.1) of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 6) 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).
Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the Court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court of England and Wales
Strand, City of Westminster
London
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKE2 - North Yorkshire
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Authority wishes to award an Approved Provider List for the provision of Training and Learning, Apprenticeships and Exam Centres.
Lot 1 - Provision of Training and Learning for NYC employees and adult residents over the age of 19, across York and North Yorkshire as a result of, but not limited to, Adult Education Budget (AEB) funding and grant funding such as DfE Skills Bootcamps, Multiply and UK Shared Prosperity Fund programmes. This lot may also be utilised for administration services required as a result of the above.
Lot 2 - Provision of Apprenticeships for NYC employees.
Lot 3 - Provision of Exam Centres for young people in the North Yorkshire Region.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£48,243,390
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Academy of Live Technology
South Kirkby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE2 - North Yorkshire
Companies House
07591694
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority should have been listed as a permissible user of this Approved Provider List within the Contract Notice and procurement documentation. Due to a drafting error, this was omitted.
Details of only one awarded contract has been provided in Section VII. Details of all 111 awarded contracts can be accessed on the original Contract Award Notice.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) should have been listed as a permissible user of this Approved Provider List within the Contract Notice and procurement documentation. Due to a drafting error, this was omitted.
YNYCA spend via the Approved Provider List was included in the total value as set out in the original Contract Notice.
The proposed variation does not change the economic balance of the contract as the total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) will remain as set out in the original Contract Notice.
Providers will still have the ability to apply to the Approved Provider List throughout the term of the contract.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £48,243,390
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £48,243,390