Contract award: Worcester: specialist training services

UK-Worcester: specialist training services

2008/S 230-305606

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Address: Organisation: Worcestershire County Council,

WMRIEP, County Hall, Spetchley Road

, Attn: David Galliers, Country code: UK-Worcester Postal code: WR5 2NP. E-mail: dgalliers@westmidlandsiep.gov.uk.

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.worcestershire.gov.uk.

Address of the buyer profile: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/tendering.

I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

Regional or local authority.

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:

Framework Agreement - The WMRIEP Learning to Deliver LSP Support Programme (Capacity Building Programme).

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

Services.

Service category No 24.

Main place of performance: West Midlands Region.

NUTS code Location: "WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)">UKG.

II.1.3) The notice involves:

The conclusion of a framework agreement.

II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

A Framework Agreement with a single operator for the West Midlands Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP).

II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

CPV code: "Specialist training services">80510000 .

II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes.

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: 66.

2. Price. Weighting: 33.

IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used:

No.

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority:
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

Contract notice

Notice number in OJ: ="182316-2008">2008/S 136-182316 of 11.7.2008.

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD:

7.10.2008.

V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

9.

V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED:

Address: Organisation: GFA Consulting,

Woodfield House, 35 Woodfield Rd

, Country code: UK-Birmingham Postal code: B13 9UL.

V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED:

No.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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:
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

24.11.2008.