United Kingdom: Women into STEM

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Title	United Kingdom: Women into STEM
Scotland (Non OJEU)	WS/JAN404877
Type	Invitation to tender
Date Published	2021-01-25
Deadline	2021-02-22 00:00:00
Nature Of Contract	Not specified
Awarding Authority
Procedure

Description :

Contract Notice (below OJEU threshold) Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name and addresses Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square Glasgow G2 1DY UK Telephone: +44 1412256710 E-mail: procurement@sds.co.uk NUTS: UKM Internet address(es) Main address: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862 I.2) Joint procurement The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body I.3) Communication The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk I.4) Type of the contracting authority Other: Non departmental public body I.5) Main activity Education Section II: Object II.1) Scope of the procurement II.1.1) Title Women into STEM Reference number: P20-058 II.1.2) Main CPV code 80000000; II.1.3) Type of contract: Services II.1.4) Short description The scope of the tendered services covers provision of a project developing sustainable local pipelines to recruit, prepare and progress women 16-24 into STEM careers ideally including progression into Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships in specified frameworks II.1.5) Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 120 000.00 GBP II.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: Yes Tenders may be submitted for all lots Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2 II.2) Description Lot No: 1 II.2.1) Title Urban II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 80000000; II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKM II.2.4) Description of the procurement The scope of the tendered services covers provision of a project developing sustainable local pipelines to recruit, prepare and progress women 16-24 into STEM careers ideally including progression into Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships in specified frameworks. Lot 1 is for Urban and covers delivery in the following local authorities: Aberdeen City, City of Edinburgh, Dundee City and Glasgow City. This lot can focus on any of the STEM frameworks II.2.5) Award criteria Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: 30 000.00 GBP II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Start: 12/03/2021 End: 31/03/2023 This contract is subject to renewal: No II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited II.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Lot No: 2 II.2.1) Title Rural II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 80000000; II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKM II.2.4) Description of the procurement The scope of the tendered services covers provision of a project developing sustainable local pipelines to recruit, prepare and progress women 16-24 into STEM careers ideally including progression into Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships in specified frameworks. This lot is for Delivery in the following local authorities (as defined by Skills Action Plan for Rural Scotland): Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, Highland, Moray, Perth and Kinross, Orkney Islands, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands and South Ayrshire. This lot can focus on any of the STEM frameworks II.2.5) Award criteria Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: 30 000.00 GBP II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Start: 12/03/2021 End: 31/03/2023 This contract is subject to renewal: No II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited II.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Lot No: 3 II.2.1) Title Central II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 80000000; II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKM II.2.4) Description of the procurement The scope of the tendered services covers provision of a project developing sustainable local pipelines to recruit, prepare and progress women 16-24 into STEM careers ideally including progression into Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships in specified frameworks This lot covers Delivery in the following local authorities- East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife, Inverclyde, Midlothian, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire and West Lothian. This lot can focus on any of the STEM frameworks II.2.5) Award criteria Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: 30 000.00 GBP II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Start: 12/03/2021 End: 31/03/2023 This contract is subject to renewal: No II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited II.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Lot No: 4 II.2.1) Title Tech II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 80000000; II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKM II.2.4) Description of the procurement The scope of the tendered services covers provision of a project developing sustainable local pipelines to recruit, prepare and progress women 16-24 into STEM careers ideally including progression into Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships in specified frameworks. Tech is defined as roles which would align with the following FA/MA/GA frameworks; Hardware and System Support FA, Software Development FA, Data Analysis Technical MA, Information Security MA (and Technical MA), IT and Telecommunications MA (and Technical MA), Cyber Security GA, Data Science GA, IT Management for Business GA and IT: Software Development GA. Bids can be focussed on as many or few frameworks as the bidder choses, there should be a rationale for the choice. Bids for this lot can be delivered in any geographical location across Scotland II.2.5) Award criteria Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents II.2.6) Estimated value Value excluding VAT: 30 000.00 GBP II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Start: 12/03/2021 End: 31/03/2023 This contract is subject to renewal: No II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited II.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions for participation III.1.2) Economic and financial standing Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents III.1.3) Technical and professional ability Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents III.2) Conditions related to the contract III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract Section IV: Procedure IV.1) Description IV.1.1) Type of procedure Open procedure IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes IV.2) Administrative information IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date: 22/02/2021 Local time: 12:00 IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted EN IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders Date: 22/02/2021 Local time: 12:00 Section VI: Complementary information VI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: No VI.2) Information about electronic workflows Electronic invoicing will be accepted VI.3) Additional information NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=641961 The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx 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. (SC Ref:641961) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=641961 VI.4) Procedures for review VI.4.1) Review body The Sheriff Clerk's Office 1 Carlton Place Glasgow G5 9DA UK Telephone: +44 1414185248 Internet address(es) URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square Glasgow G2 1DY UK Telephone: +44 1412256710 E-mail: procurement@sds.co.uk Internet address(es) URL: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/ VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Sqaure Glasgow G2 1DY UK Telephone: +44 1412256710 E-mail: procurement@sds.co.uk Internet address(es) URL: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/ VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice 25/01/2021

CPV Codes

80000000