Contract Notice (below OJEU threshold)

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1JB

UK

Contact person: Chloe Mitchell

Telephone: +44 1416186362

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM83

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

II.1.1) Title

Sector-Based Work Academy Programme - Care Sector

Reference number: RC-CPU-20-413

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80500000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Renfrewshire Council seeks a suitably qualified Training Provider to deliver sector specific training linked to employment opportunities in the Care Sector. This training programme will prepare participants and equip them to progress to employment within the Care Sector. Renfrewshire Council wish to deliver this contracted training programme as a Sector-Based Work Academy Programme (SWAP). SWAPs are designed to help employers recruit as well as preparing the future workforce with the rights skills, attributes and knowledge to progress to a successful career. The service being contracted is to deliver up to 8 courses over the duration of the contract for up to 10 participants per course.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 96 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

The provider must ensure that all staff involved in the delivery of the service must be appropriately trained.

Tenderers are required to provide a minimum of two relevant examples of previous services delivered of a similar specification and size.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Tenderers will be required to satisfy following minimal levels of standards relating to economic and financial standing.

Tenderers are required to confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of

insurance cover indicated below:

Professional Risk Indemnity: 1,000,000 GBP (ONE MILLION POUNDS) in the aggregate

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: minimum indemnity limit of 5,000,000 GBP (FIVE MILLION POUNDS) each and every claim

Public Liability: in the sum of not less than 1,000,000 (ONE MILLION POUNDS), each and every claim

Statutory Third Party Motor vehicle insurance

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Professional Risk Indemnity: 1,000,000 GBP (ONE MILLION POUNDS) in the aggregate

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: minimum indemnity limit of 5,000,000 GBP (FIVE MILLION POUNDS) each and every claim

Public Liability: in the sum of not less than 1,000,000 (ONE MILLION POUNDS), each and every claim

Statutory Third Party Motor vehicle insurance

Tenderers will be required to hold a Dun & Bradsheet (D&B) failure score of 20 or above, where a provider does not hold a failure score

two (2) years audited accounts will be required.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Tenderers are required to meet the following levels of standard

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Tenderers are required to provide a minimum of two relevant examples of previous services delivered of a similar specification and

contract size.

Tenderers must ensure all staff are appropriately trained and qualified for the delivery of this contract.

Tenderers are required to provide details of the environmental management measures which the tenderer will be able to use when performing the contract.

Tenderers should provide details of their documented Quality Management standard and process, this should be evidenced.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

This contract will be subject to Renfrewshire Council's contract management.

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 21/04/2021

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 20/09/2021

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 21/04/2021

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.