Contract award: UK-Ashton under Lyne: technical and vocational secondary education services
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UK-Ashton under Lyne: technical and vocational secondary education services
2010/S 47-068824
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.
II.1.3)The notice involves:
II.2)TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s):
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:
IV.2.2)An electronic auction has been used:
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
- 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.
CONTRACT NO: 1
V.4)INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
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.
VI.3)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals:
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
