BTEC Education Programme for 16-18-year-olds with Futsal enrichment.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue
Contact point(s): Swindon Academy, Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR, United Kingdom
For the attention of: Maria Baskerville
SN2 1JR Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1793426988
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1793426901
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.swindon-academy.org
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Other: School
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
BTEC Education Programme for 16-18-year-olds with Futsal enrichment.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various sites in England.
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various sites in England.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Our aim is to work in partnership with a company to deliver an education programme based on BTEC National qualifications in sport at levels 1,2 and 3 and includes Functional Skills in Mathematics and English. The programme must have the following elements to it:
* Offered throughout England.
* The programme is intended for young people aged 16-18 years old.
* Must offer the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (performance and excellence as minimum).
* All the education content and delivery must be via an online virtual learning environment.
* All assignments must be completed and submitted via the online system.
* Online assessments.
* Online attendance registers.
* The education delivery must be through the community groups of the pro-football clubs and in particular the Football League Trust.
* Provide an enrichment programme that includes:
- coaching and training to develop skills in Futsal.
- offer the beginning guide to Futsal Coaching Certificate.
- FS Certificate in Refereeing Futsal games.
- all students must play in the FLT National Futsal League.
- all students must play in the FLT National Futsal Cup.
- community groups of the pro football clubs and in particular the Football League Trust must be engaged to deliver all coaching and team management for match days as a minimum.
- team profiles.
- player profiles.
- league tables.
- match reports.
* The contractor will be responsible for all learner recruitment.
* Offered throughout England.
* The programme is intended for young people aged 16-18 years old.
* Must offer the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (performance and excellence as minimum).
* All the education content and delivery must be via an online virtual learning environment.
* All assignments must be completed and submitted via the online system.
* Online assessments.
* Online attendance registers.
* The education delivery must be through the community groups of the pro-football clubs and in particular the Football League Trust.
* Provide an enrichment programme that includes:
- coaching and training to develop skills in Futsal.
- offer the beginning guide to Futsal Coaching Certificate.
- FS Certificate in Refereeing Futsal games.
- all students must play in the FLT National Futsal League.
- all students must play in the FLT National Futsal Cup.
- community groups of the pro football clubs and in particular the Football League Trust must be engaged to deliver all coaching and team management for match days as a minimum.
- team profiles.
- player profiles.
- league tables.
- match reports.
* The contractor will be responsible for all learner recruitment.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
80000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
3 800 GBP per learner per year - 400-500 learners expected - 3 year contract.
This may vary dependent on school funding levels from Education Funding Agency for the 3 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 500 000 GBP
This may vary dependent on school funding levels from Education Funding Agency for the 3 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 1.9.2014. Completion 31.8.2017
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Financial Standing of supplier will be checked to ensure suppliers have sufficient resources to meet their obligations.
All tendering costs incurred by suppliers to be borne by them
All tendering costs incurred by suppliers to be borne by them
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Single incorporated company.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Swindon Academy reserves the right to defer award or decline to award.
Description of particular conditions: Swindon Academy reserves the right to defer award or decline to award.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: RTO Status essential.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, has entered in to arrangements with creditors;
b) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct;
c) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the directive on the criteria for qualification selection.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, has entered in to arrangements with creditors;
b) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct;
c) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the directive on the criteria for qualification selection.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Proof of RTO Status.
3 years satisfactory trading backed up by company accounts.
3 years satisfactory trading backed up by company accounts.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
- In evaluating tenders the following elements must be met:
- Must be able to offer the service to students no later than the start of the academic year September 2014;
- Capable of delivery throughout England;
- Must be able to demonstrate they can recruit up to 500 learners for September 2014 start;
- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (performance and excellence) as a minimum;
- Must use an online system for all education delivery and assessments;
- Teaching staff must be qualified appropriately;
- Coaching staff must have a minimum of FA Level 2 and beginners guide to coaching Futsal;
- All Futsal matches to be played on indoor international sized Futsal pitches and be capable of hosting 10-, 40-minute matches per day;
- All coaching is to be delivered by staff from the community groups of the pro football clubs such as Huddersfield, Exeter City FC, etc. and in particular the Football League Trust.
- In evaluating tenders the following elements must be met:
- Must be able to offer the service to students no later than the start of the academic year September 2014;
- Capable of delivery throughout England;
- Must be able to demonstrate they can recruit up to 500 learners for September 2014 start;
- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (performance and excellence) as a minimum;
- Must use an online system for all education delivery and assessments;
- Teaching staff must be qualified appropriately;
- Coaching staff must have a minimum of FA Level 2 and beginners guide to coaching Futsal;
- All Futsal matches to be played on indoor international sized Futsal pitches and be capable of hosting 10-, 40-minute matches per day;
- All coaching is to be delivered by staff from the community groups of the pro football clubs such as Huddersfield, Exeter City FC, etc. and in particular the Football League Trust.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be 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
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 31.3.2014 - 09:00
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
7.4.2014 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 60 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 8.4.2014 - 10:00
Place:
Swindon Academy School, Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Swindon Academy School
Beech Avenue
SN2 1JR Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1793426988
Internet address: http://www.swindon-academy.org
Fax: +44 1793426901
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contract will not be entered in to until after a standstill period of 10 days. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of award decision to request additional debriefing. This information will be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of standstill period.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
5.2.2014