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UK-Coventry: development consultancy services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   COVENTRY
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:311944-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 10, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 7, 2009
Buyer:   LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom
Email:   Click here

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 216/2009, #311944-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Original Text

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Learning and Skills Council,
Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road, Attn: National Office Procurement
team(learning provision), UK-Coventry CV1 2WT. Tel. +44 2476825880.
E-mail: procurement2@lsc.gov.uk. Fax +44 2476823675.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
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:
Contract for innovative delivery proposals which will work with National
Apprenticeship Service to address the under - representation of ethinic
minority groups, gender segregation, learning difficulty and/or disability
that currently exists in the Apprenticeships programmes.
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.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The National
Apprenticeship Service is committed to a wide range of activity to promote
equality in Apprenticeships and remove barriers for under represented
groups including research to better understand the reasons for these
inequalities and development of effective strategies to engage under
reprented groups in Apprenticeship.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73220000, 73000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 300 000
GBP.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 24 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: In the event that a subsidiary
of an organisation expresses an interest in this procurement it may be
that a Parent Company Guarantee will be requested.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The LSC's standard
Terms of Payment included in their Standard Terms & Conditions will apply.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Any organisation with whom the LSC
decided to contract must be a legal entity.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Suppliers
Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required
once).
— Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lsc.bravosolution.co.uk and
click the link to register.
— Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep
this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the username/password.
— Click the “PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are
Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any
registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the
left-hand side of the page.
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your “My PQQs/My ITTs” page. (This is a
secure area reserved for your projects only).
— You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer
Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if
rejecting).
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer
and seek any clarification.
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions
to complete the PQQ/ITT.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform
(there is detailed online help available).
You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions”
box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further
assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help
desk.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: These are included in
the online Pre-Qualification Questionnaire accessible on the LSC
e-Tendering portal.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: These are included in the
online Pre-Qualification Questionnaire accessible on the LSC e-Tendering
portal.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
These are included in the online Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
accessible on the LSC e-Tendering portal.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
These are included in the online Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
accessible on the LSC e-Tendering portal.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
7.12.2009 - 17:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Contracting Authority intends to use an
eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to
use a reverse auction.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 6.11.2009.
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