UK-Glasgow: specialist training services

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Threshold: 
OJEU
Organisation: 
The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland
Main activities: 
Recreation, culture and religion
NUTS Code: 
UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Type: 
Contract notice
CPV Code: 
80510000 Specialist training services
80500000 Training services
Market: 
Service contract
Award criteria: 
The most economic tender
Published: 
Friday, June 22, 2012
Deadline: 
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 12:00
Tender ID: 
2012/S 118-195479
Related Documents: 

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

  • I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

    For the attention of: Kate Brown
    Contact: Procurement
    The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland
    Doges, Templeton on the Green, 62 Templeton Street
    Glasgow
    G40 1DA
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tel: +44 1415341161
    Fax: +44 1415346501

    Internet address(es):

    General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sportscotland.org.uk

    Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00433

    Further information can be obtained from:
    Contact point(s): For the attention of: Telephone: Fax: Internet address: The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland
    Doges, Templeton on the Green, 62 Templeton Street
    Procurement
    Kate Brown
    G40 1DA Glasgow
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1415341161
    +44 1415346501
    http://www.sportscotland.org.uk

    Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:
    Contact point(s): For the attention of: Telephone: Fax: Internet address: The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland
    Doges, Templeton on the Green, 62 Templeton Street
    Procurement
    Kate Brown
    G40 1DA Glasgow
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1415341161
    +44 1415346501
    http://www.sportscotland.org.uk

    Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
    Contact point(s): For the attention of: Telephone: Fax: Internet address: The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland
    Doges, Templeton on the Green, 62 Templeton Street
    Procurement
    Kate Brown
    G40 1DA Glasgow
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1415341161
    +44 1415346501
    http://www.sportscotland.org.uk

  • I.2) Type of the contracting authority

    Body governed by public law

  • I.3) Main activity

    Recreation, culture and religion

  • I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

    The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

  • II.1) Description

    • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

      Sportscotland training providers framework.

    • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

      Services

      Service category No 27: Other services

      Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland.

      NUTS code UK

    • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

      The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

    • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

      Framework agreement with several operators

      maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 20

      Duration of the framework agreement

      Duration in years: 2

      Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

      Estimated value excluding VAT:

      Range: between 200 000 and 350 000 GBP

    • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

      Sportscotland is seeking to draw up a multi supplier framework of suitably qualified individuals or businesses to provide training and development support on a range of subjects internally for sportscotland staff and externally for governing bodies of sport across Scotland. The framework is split into 4 lots, lot 1 business skills, lot 2 communication skills, lot 3 leadership and management and lot 4 personal effectiveness. Further information on the Lots is attached to this notice and bidders may apply for any number of Lots but should state which they are applying for in the pre qualification questionnaire.

      Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=229990.

      The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=229990.

      Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

    • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

      80510000, 80500000

    • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

      The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

    • II.1.8) Lots

      This contract is divided into lots: yes

      Tenders may be submitted for all lots

    • II.1.9) Information about variants

      Variants will be accepted: no

  • II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

    • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

      Estimated value excluding VAT:

      Range: between 200 000 and 350 000 GBP

    • II.2.2) Information about options

      Options: yes

      Description of these options: There will be the option for sportscotland to extend the contract for a further 2 years at the end of the initial contract period.

      Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:

      in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

    • II.2.3) Information about renewals

      This contract is subject to renewal: no

  • II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

  • Lot No: 3

    • Lot title: Leadership and management

  • 1) Short description

    Details are provided in the attached document, however includes coaching skills, effective line management, mentoring skills and leadership and performance and development reviews.

  • 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    80510000, 80500000

  • 3) Quantity or scope

    As above.

  • 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Not provided

  • 5) Additional information about lots

    Not provided

  • Lot No: 4

    • Lot title: Personal effectiveness

  • 1) Short description

    Details are provided in the attached document, however, includes the following Coaching, mentoring, secondments and work shadowing.

  • 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    80500000, 80510000

  • 3) Quantity or scope

    As detailed above.

  • 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Not provided

  • 5) Additional information about lots

    Not provided

  • Lot No: 2

    • Lot title: Communication skills

  • 1) Short description

    Further details are provided in attached document, however, this lot includes assertiveness, customer service, facilitation skills, influencing and negotiating and presentation skills.

  • 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    80500000, 80510000

  • 3) Quantity or scope

    As above.

  • 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Not provided

  • 5) Additional information about lots

    Not provided

  • Lot No: 1

    • Lot title: Business skills

  • 1) Short description

    Details are provided in the attached document, however includes the following, financial management, health and safety, project management and strategic and business planning.

  • 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    80510000, 80500000

  • 3) Quantity or scope

    As above.

  • 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Not provided

  • 5) Additional information about lots

    Not provided

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

  • III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

    • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

      Not provided

    • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

      These will be identified in the invitation to tender documents.

    • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

      Not provided

    • III.1.4) Other particular conditions

      The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: 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 the requirements are met: During the tender process, details of the personal situation of the economic operator will be requested with the overall aim to ensure as far as possible, that all such duties and responsibilities have been met.

    • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

      Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: During the tender process, details of economic and financial capacity will be requested with the overall aim to ensure, as far as possible, that all such duties and responsibilities have been met.

    • III.2.3) Technical capacity

      Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

      During the tender process details of technical capacity will be requested with the overall aim to ensure, as far as possible, that any potential Service Provider will have sufficient technical capacity to perform the contract.

    • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

      Not provided

  • III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

    • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

      Not provided

    • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

      Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Section IV: Procedure

  • IV.1) Type of procedure

    • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

      Restricted

    • IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

      Envisaged minimum number 5

      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The envisaged number of operators noted is for each Lot and will depend on the number and quality of submissions received.

    • IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

      Not provided

  • 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) Information about electronic auction

      An electronic auction will be used: no

  • IV.3) Administrative information

    • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

      SS/HQ/79

    • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

      Not provided

    • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

      Not provided

    • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

      23.7.2012 - 12:00

    • IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

      13.8.2012

    • 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

      Not provided

    • IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

      Not provided

Section VI: Complementary information

  • VI.1) Information about recurrence

    Not provided

  • VI.2) Information about European Union funds

    Not provided

  • VI.3) Additional information

    The pre-qualification document is available for completion from the Additional Documents section of this notice on the Public Contracts Scotland website www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk. This questionnaire should be submitted to the Tender Postbox on the Public Contracts Scotland website by the deadline of 12 noon 23.7.2012. Please ensure an e-mail is received from Public Contracts Scotland to confirm your PQQ has been submitted.

    (SC Ref:229990).

  • VI.4) Procedures for appeal

    • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

      Not provided

    • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

      Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The authority will incorporate a standstill period of a minimum of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have two working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information will be provided a minimum of three working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in a court of competent jurisdiction. Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the settling aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of the Court of Session.

    • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

      Not provided

  • VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

    20.6.2012