Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Northamptonshire Council
41 Meadow Road
KETTERING
NN168TL
Contact
North Northamptonshire Procurement Team
procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3001263000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Northamptonshire Children's Trust
One Angel Square, Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHILDREN'S TRUST - SOCIAL WORKER DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME LEVEL 6 (ST0510)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Authorities ran a procurement using the mini competition route via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) RM6102 to identify the apprenticeship training provider for the requirement of a Social Worker apprenticeship programme.
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: £864,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To enable North Northamptonshire Council and Northamptonshire Children's Trust to procure 36 (thirty-six) Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship Level 6 placements at a cost of £24,000 per placement (£864,000 for all 36 (thirty-six) placements), to join cohorts starting in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Various questions on pass rates, delivery, support, added value / Weighting: 90%
Price - Weighting: 10%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
The procurement route was via a compliant Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing system, so there was no requirement to publish a call for competition outside of the DPS.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CU Apprenticeships (Better Futures) Ltd
Coventry University, Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Companies House
14162852
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £864,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £864,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Cabinet Office
London,
SW1A
Country
United Kingdom