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England Construction Opportunities Gement Ltd (Extension of Delivery)

  • Construction Industry Training Board

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-034472

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-033fc3

Published 21 November 2023, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Construction Industry Training Board

Fletton Quays, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Contact

Elaine Morrissey

Email

elaine.morrissey@citb.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7545658887

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.citb.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Industrial Training Board

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

England Construction Opportunities Gement Ltd (Extension of Delivery)

Reference number

C37-ECO-GEM-2401

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Continued operation of a CITB ECO hub to start 750 people in employment who will be assigned a mentor the in the work place to aid sustainable employment in the Construction Industry.

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: £534,624

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Following a competitive bidding process in 2022, Gement Ltd submitted a successful bid to CITB's England Construction Opportunities commission, and have been operating a CITB ECO hub in London. The hub has performed strongly against its original KPIs and is well-established with strong buy-in and utilisation from all expected regional partners, including a cross-section of construction employers. CITB intend to award a further £534,624 to Gement to deliver an additional 750 construction employment outcomes, with no set-up costs or lead-in time as the hub is already in full operation and well-embedded in the region and will extend to the home counties and wider geographical areas.

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Gement is the only project currently that could produce further outputs to enable the ECO commission to reach its target numbers. It should be noted that this provider was originally selected through a competitive process in 2022 and that CITB are not the beneficiary of the services, rather, we are facilitating the continued provision of the mentoring support solution for employers and employees from communities in London, the Home Counties and a wider geographical area with the expansion of the online mentoring model. The lead-in time to establish an alternative ECO hub is several months, and the existing provider is already in close partnership with all key stakeholders required to deliver the additional services, without the requirement for additional set-up costs. Based on our extensive experience of developing the ECO hub network, CITB do not believe it would be possible for a new provider to mobilise quickly enough to deliver the same number, quality and cost of outcomes within the existing timescales of this programme. There are likely to be some barriers to entry for any potential new entrants, which would also disadvantage them in any competition on quality, time and cost.

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-014621


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 November 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Gement Ltd

15, Eastwood Road

Raleigh

SS6 7JD

Email

rebeccarickwood@gement.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2080589712

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

11959547

Internet address

www.gement.co.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £534,624

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £534,624


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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GO Reference: GO-20231121-PRO-24536737

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Construction Industry Training Board

Sand Martin House, Fletton Quays, Bitterne Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Email

elaine.morrissey@citb.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7920084984

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.citb.co.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

CITB

Sand Martin House, Fletton Quays, Bitterne Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Telephone

+44 3004567000

Country

United Kingdom