Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/07/2018

External Reference: 2018-589481

TED Reference: 2018/S 126-287928

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

East Sussex Fire Authority
N/A
Service Headquarters, Church lane
LEWES
BN7 2DZ
UK
Contact person: Glenn Johnston
Telephone: +44 01323462206
NUTS code:  UKJ -  SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.esfrs.org

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Apprenticeships Services
Reference number:  ESFA099
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The government announced the apprenticeship levy in the Summer Budget 2015, with an introduction date of April 2017. As a service we are committed to the government’s expectation that the public sector will lead the way in the offering of apprenticeships.
ESFRS’s short term plan is to use apprenticeships to upskill current employed staff, although in the medium to long term, the intention is to use apprenticeships as incentives in future recruitment options, and we therefore see apprenticeships as a long term investment.
Our apprenticeship programme is likely to include a range of topics over a range of skill levels including intermediate, advanced and higher apprenticeships up to level 5. We require support to achieve this aim.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  350000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80400000  -  Adult and other education services
80500000  -  Training services
80520000  -  Training facilities
80521000  -  Training programme services
80530000  -  Vocational training services
80531000  -  Industrial and technical training services
80531100  -  Industrial training services
80531200  -  Technical training services
80570000  -  Personal development training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKJ -  SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
East Sussex
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The government announced the apprenticeship levy in the Summer Budget 2015, with an introduction date of April 2017. As a service we are committed to the government’s expectation that the public sector will lead the way in the offering of apprenticeships.
ESFRS’s short term plan is to use apprenticeships to upskill current employed staff, although in the medium to long term, the intention is to use apprenticeships as incentives in future recruitment options, and we therefore see apprenticeships as a long term investment.
Our apprenticeship programme is likely to include a range of topics over a range of skill levels including intermediate, advanced and higher apprenticeships up to level 5. We require support to achieve this aim.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  17 Quality/Technical Questions  /  Weighting:  60
Price  -  Weighting:  40
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 050-110767

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Apprenticeships Services

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/06/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
Littlehampton Road, Goring-by-Sea
Worthing
BN12 6NU
UK
NUTS code:  UKJ -  SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  200000.00  GBP
Lowest offer:  58467.00  GBP / Highest offer:  116900.00  GBP   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Lewes Crown Court
182 High St,
Lewes
BN7 1YB
UK
Telephone: +44 1273480400