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Social and other specific services – public contracts

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Published

Expire date: 31/10/2024

External Reference: 2024-558795

FTS Reference: 2024-030028

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The North Yorkshire Council
County Hall, Racecourse Lane,
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
Contact person: Mark Taylor
Telephone: +44 1609533450
E-mail: procurement@northyorks.gov.uk
NUTS code:  UKE2 -  North Yorkshire
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104117

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://www.yortender.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  https://www.yortender.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

The Provision of Bikeability Cycle Training
Reference number:  91069
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Council currently deliver Bikeability in-house; an Active Travel England funded national cycle training programme for school children in England. Bikeability cycle training is a practical training programme which provides school children with a life skill and enables them to cycle confidently and competently. The Council are seeking an expert Supplier to take on delivery and the provision of Bikeability cycle training from 1 April 2025, with implementation for service readiness commencing in January 2025.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80100000  -  Primary education services
80550000  -  Safety training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE2 -  North Yorkshire
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Council currently deliver Bikeability in-house; an Active Travel England funded national cycle training programme for school children in England. Bikeability cycle training is a practical training programme which provides school children with a life skill and enables them to cycle confidently and competently. The Council are seeking an expert Supplier to take on delivery and the provision of Bikeability cycle training from 1 April 2025, with implementation for service readiness commencing in January 2025.
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months: 39
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

This is a Light Touch Regime Contract being tendered in accordance with regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended.
A procurement process following the Open Procedure is being utilised, further details of which can be found in the Procurement documents.
15 month initial term with two 12 month optional extensions available.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: In the procurement documents.
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.11)

Main features of the award procedure

This is a Light Touch Regime Contract being tendered in accordance with regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended.
A procurement process following the Open Procedure is being utilised, further details of which can be found in the Procurement documents.
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date:  21/10/2024
Local time:  11:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

‘To access the tender documents you must register your organisation details on the YORtender (Mercell) system at https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER.
To view details of this opportunity, log into your account and click on “CTM Published Tenders” link. Select “Quote/tender ID” from the “Text filter” drop down menu, enter 91069 into the “with keyword” filter and click the green Search button. The opportunity should then appear in the list below.
Click the name of the opportunity which will give an overview of the opportunity and click “Accept” if you wish to accept the invitation to tender. This will then allow you to download any documentation required, complete and upload the documents to the system. This must be done in advance of the deadline date.
If you require further information, guidance or support using YORtender there is a User Guide (pdf) on the home page. If you are having any technical issues there is a link to create a ticket as well as an e-mail address and telephone number on the phone page under the “Do you need technical support?” section.’
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of England and Wales
Strand, City of Westminster
London
UK
Internet address: https://www.judiciary.uk/

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
North Yorkshire Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2015, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable.
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph I.1) of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations2015 (SI 2015 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England and Wales).
Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the Court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

High Court of England and Wales
Strand, City of Westminster
London
UK
Internet address: https://www.judiciary.uk/