Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
Telephone
+44 414291999
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
Telephone
+44 414291999
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Non Departmental Public Body
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025
Reference number
P23-014
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Modern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2024-2025, plus optional two 1 year extension periods for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The current estimated value of this tender is up to 277.79m GBP (exclusive of any applicable VAT), including optional extension periods, for both lots, including those in-training places as of 31 March 2024 and any subsequent years and is subject to a confirmed budget, each year, from Scottish Government to SDS.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £277,793,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for one lot only
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - MA Services - Learning provider
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
SDS invites bids from Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. MAs already in-training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship.
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
Bidders cannot bid for Lot 2 if bidding for Lot 1. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - MA Services - Employer
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
SDS invites bids from Employers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship.
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
Bidders cannot bid for Lot 1 if bidding for Lot 2. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GBP
It is mandatory that you provide evidence of managing 2 contracts (Lot 1 only) which provide evidence of your experience in delivering the same/similar services to that described in Tender documentation. If you cannot provide the required 2 examples then your submission will be a fail and therefore excluded.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Bidders shall be required to pass the following pass/fail questions contained within the ITT Response Doc Part 1. All bids who pass part 1 will be taken forward to Part 2 and their submission evaluated.
Section 5 - Exclusion Grounds
Section 6 - Policies - Insurance
Section 7 - Equal Opportunities
Section 8 - Health and Safety
Section 9 - Conflict of Interest
Section 10 - Prompt Payment
Section 11 - Contract Examples - Two Examples - Lot 1 Learning Provider only
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) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
The scope of services to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall in accordance with Regulation 74 of the
Regulation be subject to the requirement of Section 7 of the Regulations. By virtue of regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of
the situations listed in regulation 58 of the Regulation may be excluded.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Part 2 Award Criteria: Service Delivery 70%, Leadership & Quality Culture 20% & Sustainability(Fair Work First) 10%
Award scoring methodology will be used for each of the award criteria of 0-3 as stated in the ITT documentation.
SDS shall allocate volumes to successful bidders as detailed in the ITT documentation and up to the value of budget confirmed and available.
Fair Work Practices - SDS is committed to the delivery of high quality public services, and recognises that this is critically dependent on a workforce that is well-motivated, well led, has appropriate opportunities for training and skills development and is engaged in decision making. These factors are also important for workforce recruitment and retention, and thus continuity of service.
Sub-contracting is not specified but will occur as indicated as being required to deliver the training services by the bidders.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Community Benefits was considered, however, even though aggregated value is over 4m GBP, each individual contract will be lower than 4m GBP
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=749945.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
We do not include sub-contract clause, however, the contract allows for SME and sub-contracting opportunities.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Community benefits were considered for this contract though not included as Modern Apprenticeships relate to employability, skills, recruitment and training.
(SC Ref:749945)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Sheriff Clerk's Office
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
Telephone
+44 1414185248
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Skills Development Scotland
Monteith House First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
Telephone
+44 1414291999
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Monteith House First Floor, 11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
Telephone
+44 1414291999
Country
United Kingdom