UK-Coventry: adult and other education services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

COVENTRY

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:141677-2008

Publication Date:

Jun 3, 2008

Buyer:

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AGENCY

Original Language:

English

Address:

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AGENCY
COVENTRY , UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.qia.org.uk

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Type: 2280
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Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 106/2008
, #
141677-2008
Referenced Document Number: 289878-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Contract awards
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Ecotec, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, UK-London.

Summary:
CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Quality Improvement Agency,
Friars House, Manor House Drive, Attn: Liz Aitken, UK-Coventry CV1 2TE.
Tel. (44) 24 76 62 79 27. E-mail: liz.aitken@qia.org.uk. Fax (44) 87 01 62
06 33.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.qia.org.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7961.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
National or federal agency/office.
Education.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Evaluation of the World Class Skills - developing responsive provision
programme.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category No 24.
Main place of performance: England.
NUTS code UK.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Expression of
Interest.
Evaluation of a major support programme for the FE system to ensure that
the Government’s agenda outlined in "World Class Skills – Implementing the
Leitch Review of Skills in England" is realised.
The Quality Improvement Agency has been set up to spark fresh enthusiasm
for innovation and excellence in the learning and skills sector. It is
leading the challenge to those involved in teaching, learning and training
to lift their performance and implement the Government’s reforms for
learning and skills.
The Government’s "World Class Skills – Implementing the Leitch Review of
Skills in England" is clear about the significant changes required to meet
the UK’s economic aspirations. As part of this, FE providers in England
will need to expand and improve their capacity to deliver to an employer
led market, offering training and support which will make a significant
difference to the employer’s business and the skills of employees.
Building on the work undertaken in QIA’s Development Programme for the
LSC’s Train to Gain Service a contractor/s will be appointed to deliver a
comprehensive development programme to ensure that providers can fully
participate in delivering their part in World Class Skills. The programme
will ensure that those who are already excellent can improve their
capacity and achievements and that others can make structural, cultural
and organisational changes required to be effective in this area of work.
An independent external evaluation of the support programme is now being
commissioned and will operate concurrently.
Expressions of interest are invited from organisations that can provide
this service to standards outlined by QIA.
The prospective contractor must demonstrate that they have in-depth
experience of delivering similar evaluation services in the learning and
skills sector with a focus on employer-led provision.
QIA will appoint a national contractor to run the support programme. It
will be delivered nationally but will need to offer LSC regional
flexibility. It is expected that the programme will run for a minimum of 2
years.
Further information is available on QIA’s website at
http://www.qia.org.uk/suppliersofimprovementservices/tenders.html.
If you are interested in bidding for this opportunity you should complete
the questionnaire on the website and return it to the address indicated by
1.2.2008.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80400000.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.2) TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s):
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of
1. Value for money.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Contract
notice
Notice number in OJ: 2007/S 238-289878 of 11.12.2007.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
CONTRACT NO:
TITLE: Evaluation of the World Class Skills - developing responsive
provision programme.
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD: 16.4.2008.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED: 2.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Ecotec, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, UK-London.
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT If annual or monthly value:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (MT Ref: 58328.).
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 2.6.2008.

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