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Durham County Council has announced a winner on 28 Apr 2022 for the following project: United Kingdom-Durham: Education and training services.

The amount allocated for this project has not been disclosed. During this time, the company will be responsible to fulfill its obligations, as stated in the Terms and Conditions. Anyone who wish to appeal this decision can contact Durham County Council

Bellow, you can find more information about the project:

Location: United Kingdom

General information

Donor:

Durham County Council

Industry:

Education & Training

Status:

Contract award

Timeline

Published:

05 Oct 2022

Deadline:

28 Apr 2022

Value:

Not available

Contacts

Name:

Donna Iley

Description

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract award notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Durham County Council
Postal address: Corporate Procurement, County Hall, Durham
Town: Durham
NUTS code: UKC14 Durham CC
Postal code: DH1 5UL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Donna Iley
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.durham.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Employment Routeways

Reference number: DN594464
II.1.2)Main CPV code
80000000 Education and training services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The contract has been divided into two lots. Providers must only respond to the Lot to which they are interested in bidding for. Providers may bid for more than one Lot.

Lot 1 DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) – Employment Routeways

Lot 2 DurhamWorks 3 – Employment Routeways

We are welcoming bids to deliver programmes across all employment sectors however you should pay attention to the most popular sectors our demographic of young people are interested in where there are recognised and realistic opportunities for progression to Employment , Apprenticeships, Traineeships or Further Education.

Contracts will be paid on the delivery and evidencing of pre-defined outputs and relate to starts, completions and progressions from your programme into Employment, Education or Training (EET).

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 1.00 GBP / Highest offer: 599 400.00 GBP taken into consideration
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) – Employment Routeways

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
80000000 Education and training services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC14 Durham CC
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 1 – DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) – Employment Routeways

Maximum budget available is £1,200,000 (18 months)

DurhamWorks is looking for Providers who can deliver tailored bespoke support to 16-24 year old participants who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)/unemployed with a specific focus of progressing participants into paid employment (other outcomes may be fundable).

• Participants must be generic NEET

• Minimum of 20 participants per employment routeway bid

• Maximum of 30 participants per employment routeway bid

• Maximum of three different employment routeway sectors per bidder

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:

European Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF)

II.2.14)Additional information

The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 6 months from the actual end date or completion of achieving satisfactory targets on the programme (whichever is sooner) (i.e. extensions can run concurrently), subject to funding, performance, achieving KPI’s, need and Commissioner approval.

II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

DurhamWorks3 - Employment Routeways

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
80000000 Education and training services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC14 Durham CC
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 2 – DurhamWorks 3 – Employment Routeways

Maximum budget available is £500,000 (18 months)

DurhamWorks is looking for Providers who can deliver tailored bespoke support to 16-24 year old participants who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)/unemployed with a specific focus of progressing participants into paid employment (other outcomes may be fundable).

• Participants must be:

• young people or young adults aged 16 – 24 yrs. old inclusively, based on age at the start of the programme. Young people aged 15 can be engaged after the official school leaving date.

• County Durham residents living within the boundaries of Durham County Council.

• NEET/unemployed at the start of the programme.

• Minimum of 20 participants per employment routeway bid

• Maximum of 30 participants per employment routeway bid

• Maximum of three different employment routeway sectors per bidder

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:

European Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF) via the Youth Employment Initiative

II.2.14)Additional information

The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 6 months from the actual end date or completion of achieving satisfactory targets on the programme (whichever is sooner) (i.e. extensions can run concurrently), subject to funding, performance, achieving KPI’s, need and Commissioner approval.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Form of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 026-067712
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1
Lot No: 1
Title:

DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) – Employment Routeways

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
28/04/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: CentrePoint Soho t/a Centrepoint Works
Town: London
NUTS code: UKI London
Country: United Kingdom
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1 200 000.00 GBP
Lowest offer: 1.00 GBP / Highest offer: 81 000.00 GBP taken into consideration
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2
Lot No: 1
Title:

DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) - Employment Routeways

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
28/04/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Optimum Skills Ltd
Town: Co Durham
NUTS code: UKC14 Durham CC
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1 200 000.00 GBP
Lowest offer: 1.00 GBP / Highest offer: 216 000.00 GBP taken into consideration
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 3
Lot No: Lot 2
Title:

DurhamWorks3 – Employment Routeways

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
28/04/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Optimum Skills Ltd
Town: Co Durham
NUTS code: UKC14 Durham CC
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 1.00 EUR / Highest offer: 216 000.00 EUR taken into consideration
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 4
Lot No: Lot 2
Title:

DurhamWorks3 – Employment Routeways

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
28/04/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: SMARTT North East
Town: Co Durham
NUTS code: UKC14 Durham CC
Country: United Kingdom
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 1.00 EUR / Highest offer: 108 000.00 EUR taken into consideration
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: The High Court of England & Wales
Postal address: The Strand, London
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet address: www.judiciary.gov.uk
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Contracting Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information of the award of the Contract was communicated to bidders. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful bidder to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Regulations 2015 provide the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court(England,Wales and Northern Ireland).

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

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:249184-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0&tabId=2

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