Northern Education Trust: Apprenticeship Provider

UK-Stockton-on-Tees: Education and training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Northern Education Trust
       Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1642612381, Email: procurement@northerneducationtrust.org
       Main Address: https://www.northerneducationtrust.org/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: Education Sector

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Apprenticeship Provider            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         80000000 - Education and training services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT), made up of 11 primary academies and 10 secondary, which are located from Northumberland to Greater Manchester. The Trust employs a total of 1,715 employees.
We are looking to appoint an apprenticeship provider (or a panel of apprenticeship providers) to support us in our aim to realise the full potential of all educational staff by providing them with the very best professional development, which will enable them to deliver exceptional outcomes for our children and young people.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 900,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT), made up of 11 primary academies and 10 secondary, which are located from Northumberland to Greater Manchester. The Trust employs a total of 1,715 employees.
We are looking to appoint an apprenticeship provider (or a panel of apprenticeship providers) to support us in our aim to realise the full potential of all educational staff by providing them with the very best professional development, which will enable them to deliver exceptional outcomes for our children and young people.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 100
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 04/07/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             QA Apprenticeships, 2413137
             International House, 1 st Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1UN, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Learning Curve GroupLtd, 05233487
             1-10 Dunelm Rise, Durhamgate, Durham, DL16 6FS, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 900,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 900,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://net.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=702846343

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Northern Education Trust
          Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1642612381, Email: procurement@northerneducationtrust.org
          Internet address: https://www.northerneducationtrust.org

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Northern Education Trust
          Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1642612381

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/07/2022