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Contract Award

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   COVENTRY
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:236197-2009
Publication Date:   Aug 26, 2009
Buyer:   LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
COVENTRY, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.lsc.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2280 - Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 163/2009, #236197-2009
Referenced Document Number: 135741-2008
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: VERSA Professional Services, 60 Kingsway Avenue, UK-Bristol BS5
7PY. E-mail: kate.gascoyne@versa.uk.com. Tel. +44 1179606249. URL:
www.versa.uk.com. Fax +44 79801111111.

Original Text

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CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Learning and Skills Council,
Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road, Contact: Steve Wood, UK-Coventry CV1 2WT.
Tel. +44 1274444164. E-mail: yhrprocurement@lsc.gov.uk. Fax +44
1274444005.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.lsc.gov.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Changing Attitudes towards Work Based Learning and Apprenticeships Amongst
Young People from Black Minority Ethnic Communities and Areas of Social
Deprivation in Yorkshire and the Humber.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 24.
NUTS code UKE.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): An opportunity
exists for a consortium drawn from a range of providers including
voluntary and statutory organisations, who have an understanding of, and
access into, differing communities. The consortium will develop and
progress a range of activities aimed at challenging preconceptions held by
learners, parents and community groups, which will ultimately lead to an
increase in participation from young people from Black Minority Ethnic
Communities and from white areas of economic deprivation into Work Based
Learning/Apprenticeships.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80000000.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.2) TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s): Value: 229 500 GBP.
Including VAT. VAT rate (%): 17,5.
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. Demonstrate their Methodology to achieve outputs. Weighting: 25.
2. Demonstrate a strong partnership between Voluntary and Community Groups
who are in contact with the relevant communities. Weighting: 15.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the cultures and aspirations of target
communities. Weighting: 15.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of WBL and Apps, and their value to young
people. Weighting: 15.
5. Demonstrates an understanding of the range and depth of Apps, including
Young Apps that are available. Weighting: 10.
6. Demonstrate a proven ability to work with young people from a range of
communities. Weighting: 10.
7. Demonstrate an ability to deliver the project within agreed timescales
and to budget. Weighting: 10.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority:
YH900-2008-05.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Contract
notice
Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 101-135741 of 22.5.2008.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
CONTRACT NO: YH90007149
TITLE: Changing Attitudes towards Work Based Learning and Apprenticeships
Amongst Young People from Black Minority Ethnic Communities and Areas of
Social Deprivation in Yorkshire and the Humber.
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD: 22.7.2008.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED: 13.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: VERSA Professional Services, 60 Kingsway Avenue, UK-Bristol BS5
7PY. E-mail: kate.gascoyne@versa.uk.com. Tel. +44 1179606249. URL:
www.versa.uk.com. Fax +44 79801111111.
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT Initial estimated total value of
the contract:
Value: 800 000 GBP.
Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 17,5
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 229 500 GBP.
Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 17,5.
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED: No.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 25.8.2009.
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