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UK-Ashton under Lyne: technical and vocational secondary education services

Contract Award

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   ASHTON UNDER LYNE
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:68824-2010
Publication Date:   Mar 9, 2010
Buyer:   TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
ASHTON UNDER LYNE, NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.tameside.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2280 - Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 47/2010, #68824-2010
Referenced Document Number: 296411-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD
DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN: Better Choices Ltd, Lee House, 90 Great
Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW, UNITED KINGDOM.

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CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Tameside Metropolitan Borough
Council, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Attn: Jane Forrest, Ashton
under Lyne OL6 6DL, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1613422078. E-mail:
jane.forrest@tameside.gov.uk. Fax +44 1613422151.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.tameside.gov.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract: UK-Ashton-u-Lyne: delivery of
Tameside'S connexions service.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category No 24.
NUTS code UKD.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Tameside MBC
invites suitable experienced and qualified organisations to tender for the
provision of a high quality Connexions Service that will support Tameside
MBC Services for Children and Young People and key partner agencies within
the Children's Trust meet the strategic aims of the 14-19 Education Plan.
Under the governance of Tameside MBC, the successful tender will work
closely with the 14-19 team to develop and implement high quality of
Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) across the borough.
The successful tender will demonstrate knowledge and application of the
national IAG quality standards and evidence experience of working in
partnership with key stakeholders and service users.
They will have a clear understanding of local priorities and evidence how
they will support the wider Children's Trust arrangements in Tameside.
It is proposed that the contract will commence on 1.4.2010 and will run
for a period of 3 years to 31.3.2013, with the provision to extend for a
further year. The estimated value of this contract in year one is 2 499
106,00 GBP, subsequent years will be subject to Government funding.
The award of the contract will be in keeping with a Best Value approach,
which will jointly evaluate quality factors and price.
Organisations should be aware that Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of
Employment) Regulations 2006 will apply.
The closing date for tender submission is 16:00 pm Tuesday 1.12.2009.
Your tender may be completed and submitted electronically by using Vault
through BiPs Delta-ets. The information and documents for this tender will
be accessible at the following website www.delta-ets.com. For further
support in accessing this information please send your request in writing
either electronically or by post, to:
Nick Ellwood or Lindsay Patchett, Commissioning Team, Services for
Children and Young People, Room 2.9, Council Offices, Wellington Road,
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6DL.
Email: nick.ellwood@tameside.gov.uk lindsay.patchett@tameside.gov.uk.
Technical and vocational secondary education services.Technical and
vocational secondary education services.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80210000.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
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. Quality. Weighting: 80 %.
2. Cost. Weighting: 20 %.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
CONTRACT NO: 1
V.1) Date of contract award decision: 4.3.2010.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED: 1.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT
AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN: Better Choices Ltd, Lee House, 90 Great
Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW, UNITED KINGDOM.
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.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: GO reference: GO 10030423.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 4.3.2010.
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