UK-West Malling: Education and training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services)
1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 8081685808, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
Main Address: https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/
NUTS Code: UK

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity:
General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Supply of Education Services
Reference number: Y25001

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
80000000 - Education and training services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: This Framework Agreement is open to all public sector organisations, Services may include
but not be limited to the list below
•Advisory Services
•Clerking Services
•Education Consultancy
•Equality and Inclusion
•Financial Management
•General Information, Guidance and Support
•Governance Consultancy Services
•Governor Services
•Professional Development
•Pupil Skills and Development
•Recruitment Services
•Safeguarding Support and Advice
•School Improvement
•Skills and Employability Support
•Training

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 1 / Highest offer:500,000,000
Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
75121000 - Administrative educational services.
80200000 - Secondary education services.
80100000 - Primary education services.
80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services.
80300000 - Higher education services.
80310000 - Youth education services.
80400000 - Adult and other education services.
80500000 - Training services.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This Framework Agreement is open to all public sector organisations, Services
may include but not be limited to the list below
•Advisory Services
•Clerking Services
•Education Consultancy
•Equality and Inclusion
•Financial Management
•General Information, Guidance and Support
•Governance Consultancy Services
•Governor Services
•Professional Development
•Pupil Skills and Development
•Recruitment Services
•Safeguarding Support and Advice
•School Improvement
•Skills and Employability Support
•Training

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Delivering the Framework Agreement / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Delivering the Service and Account Management / Weighting: 45
Quality criterion - Name: Standards, Regulations and Policies / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0


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


II.2.14) Additional information: This is a Framework agreement is fully accessible to the all Public Sector Bodies as
identified in the Public Contract Regulations. Further information is contained within the ITT and/or available on
request


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-019332



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/02/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

Contractor (No.1)
Capita Business Services Limited, 02299747
65 Gresham Street, London, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor is an SME: No

Contractor (No.2)
Place Group Limited, 04395705
The Regent, Chapel Street, Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor is an SME: Yes

Contractor (No.3)
Juniper Education Services Limited, 12004688
Boundary House, 4 County Place, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor is an SME: Yes

Contractor (No.4)
Edseco Limited Trading as The Education People, 10970974
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Lowest offer: 1 / Highest offer: 500,000,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=907185280

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)
1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 8081685808, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
Internet address: www.commercialservices.org.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Commercial Services
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
Internet address: www.commercialservices.org.uk

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/12/2024