Contract Notice (below OJEU threshold)
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Edinburgh College
Bankhead Drive, Sighthill
Edinburgh
EH11 4DE
UK
Telephone: +44 1315354764
E-mail: procurement@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00210
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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
Associate Trainers (Health and Wellbeing) - ITT
Reference number: EC-1718-0005-01
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80560000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking tenders from those able to provide Associate Trainer services to the Authority on a call-off basis subject to demand by the client.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 100 000.00 GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80510000
80000000
80500000
80530000
80561000
80560000
80550000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh and Scotland wide
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking a Contractor(s) for the supply of Associate Training services
Associate trainers will deliver training programmes on behalf of the Authority, which are designed to meet specific requirements, based upon a range of expertise held across its Faculties. Bidders must evidence that they have proven capability to provide this service.
The Authority conducting a procurement process to select and appoint a number of associates trainers to capacity build and develop its capability in specialist areas where there is anticipated demand by delivering a range of bespoke training provision to businesses chiefly in the Edinburgh & Lothians regions, but also anticipating demand UK wide and internationally.
Although the Authority only requires a single tender submission for each role it will be subject to a two-stage evaluation. The first stage will be a qualification and selection evaluation questionnaire that will be used to select bids which will be considered at stage two. Those bids which do not meet the minimum qualification and selection criteria will not be considered at stage two. Stage two will mark the technical and commercial tender submission that have passed stage one.
The information contained in the ITT is designed to ensure that completed Tender Responses are given equal and fair consideration. It is important that Tenderers provide all the information asked for in the format and order specified.
Tenderers must read the ITT carefully before submitting a Tender Response. Failure to comply with the instructions for completion and submission of a Tender Response will result in elimination from the procurement exercise.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Understanding The Authority
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Delivery of CPD workshops
/ Weighting: 11
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Reporting, relationships and delivering outcomes
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Service Delivery resources
/ Weighting: 11
Quality criterion: Sustainability, social inclusion and improvement
/ Weighting: 4
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
24 month initial contract with two optional 12 month contracts
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 36
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/05/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/05/2018
Local time: 13:00
Place:
Edinburgh College Sighthill Campus
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Ron Beckett and Chris Naismith (Edinburgh College Procurement) to open and ensure compliance, check Qualification then Selection to be scored by Technical Officers. Once Qualification and Selection is completed, selected tenders will be opened for technical and commercial evaluation.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=538396.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:538396)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh College
Bankhead Drive, Sighthill
Edinburgh
EH11 4DE
UK
Telephone: +44 1315354764
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2018
Information added to the notice since publication.
Additional information added to the notice since it's publication.
| 03/05/2018 14:16 | ADDED FILE: EC-1718-0005-01 - Section 4 - Schedule 3 - Qualification and Selection
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| 03/05/2018 14:17 | ADDED FILE: EC-1718-0005-01 - Section 5 - Schedule 4 - Technical
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| 04/05/2018 08:34 | Notice date(s) changed
The Deadline date was changed from 07/05/2018 12:00 to 10/05/2018 12:00.
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