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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2023-590688

FTS Reference: 2023-003030

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Nottingham Trent University (NTU)
GB 277 951625
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Contact person: Dean Scaife
Telephone: +44 1158482921
E-mail: dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
NUTS code:  UKF14 -  Nottingham
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/128806

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Black Leadership Programme Training
Reference number:  NTU/23/2256/DS
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80511000  -  Staff training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is committed to investing in students to help them make the most of their university experience and to set them up for success beyond university, regardless of their background or characteristics. Evidence suggests that students of black heritage face more barriers in progressing and succeeding in Higher Education (Cordiroli McMaster 2021). NTU’s Access and Participation Plan (Schedule 15) has ambitious targets to address some of these issues with a requirement to close degree outcome gaps between black and white students by 2030-31.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  220000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80500000  -  Training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF14 -  Nottingham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is committed to investing in students to help them make the most of their university experience and to set them up for success beyond university, regardless of their background or characteristics. Evidence suggests that students of black heritage face more barriers in progressing and succeeding in Higher Education (Cordiroli McMaster 2021). NTU’s Access and Participation Plan (Schedule 15) has ambitious targets to address some of these issues with a requirement to close degree outcome gaps between black and white students by 2030-31.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Capability  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Delivery of Outputs  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Sustainability  /  Weighting:  5
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Added Value  /  Weighting:  5
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Whole Life Costing  /  Weighting:  20
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 FTS: 2022/S 000-029720

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Black Leadership Programme Training

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/02/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Grit Breakthrough Programmes
Grit Breakthrough Programmes
The Old Warehouse, 31 Upper King St
Royston
SG8 9AZ
UK
E-mail: jon@grit.org.uk
NUTS code:  UKH23 -  Hertfordshire

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  220000.00  GBP
Lowest offer:  220000.00  GBP / Highest offer:  220000.00  GBP   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Expression of Interest Deadline: 21/11/2022 at 12:00
Clarification Deadline: 21/11/2022 at 12:00
Tender Return Deadline: 23/11/2022 at 12:00
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK