United Kingdom-Belfast: Training services

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Title	United Kingdom-Belfast: Training services
OJEU (High Value)	325155-2020
Type	Invitation to tender
Date Published	2020-07-10
Deadline	2020-08-11 15:00:00
Nature Of Contract	Service contract
Awarding Authority
Procedure	Open procedure

Description :

CONTRACT NOTICE Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name and addresses: Official name: Belfast City Council Postal address: Adelaide Street Town: Belfast Postal code: BT1 5GS Country: UK E-mail: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk NUTS code: UK Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps Address of the buyer profile (URL): https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps Communication I.3) Procurement documents (URL):https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps Additional Information I.3.4) Additional information can be obtained from: I.3.8) to the above mentioned address I.4) Type of the contracting authority: REGIONAL AUTHORITY Main Activity I.5.1) Main Activity: GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES Section II: Object of Contract Title: The Appointment of a Contractor to Manage the Enterprise Framework for Belfast City Council Reference number: 2953028 II.1.4) Short description The Council wishes to appoint a contractor to undertake the delivery this enterprise framework. This contract will amalgamate a range of programmes currently being delivered as standalone contracts into one consistent programme of support. The aim of this is to ensure businesses in the Belfast area are accessing a coordinated and coherent programme of support that has the ability to delivery flexible solutions relevant to their needs. This will enable council to support the development of more sustainable businesses which can better sustain current jobs and create new job opportunities in the city. The aim of this contact is to deliver a managed and coordinated programme of business support, which increases the survival, sustainability and growth of new and existing businesses in the city. By increasing the participant’s awareness of the importance of sustainable business practices, innovation and research and development this will create a more sustainable base of small businesses in the city. II.01) Estimated value excluding VAT: GBP 1356175.00 Information about lots II.1.6) This contract is divided into lots: no Description: Item/Lot 1 NUTS code: UKN II.1.4) Short description The Council wishes to appoint a contractor to undertake the delivery this enterprise framework. This contract will amalgamate a range of programmes currently being delivered as standalone contracts into one consistent programme of support. The aim of this is to ensure businesses in the Belfast area are accessing a coordinated and coherent programme of support that has the ability to delivery flexible solutions relevant to their needs. This will enable council to support the development of more sustainable businesses which can better sustain current jobs and create new job opportunities in the city. The aim of this contact is to deliver a managed and coordinated programme of business support, which increases the survival, sustainability and growth of new and existing businesses in the city. By increasing the participant’s awareness of the importance of sustainable business practices, innovation and research and development this will create a more sustainable base of small businesses in the city. II.2.5) Award criteria: II.02.07) Duration in months 27 II.2.7.5) This contract is subject to renewal: yes II.2.7.6) Description of renewals: The client may at any time before the completion of the contract period invite the contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 24 months commencing from the termination date of the original contract period. II.2.10) Variants will be accepted: no II.2.11) Options II.2.11.2) Description of options The client may at any time before the completion of the contract period invite the contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 24 months commencing from the termination date of the original contract period. The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds) The appointment of a contractor to manage the enterprise framework for Belfast City Council. Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information Section IV: Procedure IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open IV.2.1) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate IV.2.2) Date 2020-08-11 IV.2.2) Local time 15:00 IV.2.6) Tender must be valid until 2020-12-09 IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders IV.2.7) Date 2020-08-11 IV.2.7) Local time 15:30 Section V: Complementary information Additional Information: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. Review body: Official name: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures Town: UK Country: UK VI.4.3) Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate,will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained Section VI Date of dispatch of this notice : 2020-07-07

CPV Codes

80500000; 80000000; 80510000; 80521000; 80530000; 79410000; 79411100; Training services; Education and training services; Specialist training services; Training programme services; Vocational training services; Business and management consultancy services; Business development consultancy services;