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Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   COVENTRY
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:314290-2009
Publication Date:   Jun 29, 2010
Deadline:   Nov 30, 2009
Buyer:   LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
COVENTRY, EAST OF ENGLAND
United Kingdom

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2230 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 218/2009, #314290-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Accelerated restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender


Update: Jun 29, 2010


Notice type: 013EC - Additional information
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 123/2010, #187091-2010
Referenced Document Number: 314290-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Accelerated restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
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, UK-Coventry CV1 2WT. E-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk.
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.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Managing Agent to support the East of England 16-18 Apprenticeship
Programme.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 11.
NUTS code: UKH.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The LSC is
seeking a managing agent or managing agents within the East of England
covering the areas of Peterborough City Council, Essex County Council,
Thurrock Council and Suffolk County Council to provide NEET 16-18 year
olds the opportunity to gain employment and to complete an industry
recognised framework as detailed in the Apprenticeship Blueprint. The
framework can be completed at levels 2 or 3 dependant on ability
determined by initial assessment. This project is not funding the
apprenticeship delivery; this will be funded from the core apprenticeship
budget.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79000000, 79400000,
79410000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: A minimum of 300 000 GBP and maximum of
1 000 000 GBP of ESF funding will be available to support eligible
apprenticeships in the target group.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.2.2010. Completion: 31.12.2010.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Parent company guarentee if
applicable.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: LSC terms and
conditions relating to payment will apply.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Legal entitiy registered with
Companies House in UK or similar in EU states.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
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 & 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: The supplier must be in
a sound financial position to participate in a procurement of this size as
set out in the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006. This may entail
independent financial checks.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Accelerated restricted.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Due to the concerns
with regards to the uptake of apprenticeships in the East of England we
need to react quickly to promote the service available to the area/cohort
selected.
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.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
30.11.2009 - 14:00.
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: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: Yes.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): European Social Fund (ESF)
2007/2010.
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: 10.11.2009.


Learning and Skills Council, Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road, UNITED
KINGDOM-CV1 2WTCoventry. E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
(Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, 12.11.2009,
2009/S 218-314290)Incomplete procedureThe contract has not been awarded.
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