Gateshead College: Rail Industry Services

UK-Gateshead: Specialist training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Gateshead College
       Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, NE8 3BE, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1914900300, Email: josh.clark@gateshead.ac.uk
       Main Address: https://www.gateshead.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKC22

   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: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Rail Industry Services            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         80510000 - Specialist training services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Gateshead College operates a National Rail Academy and delivers publicly funded education and training, leading to NVQ qualifications in rail engineering. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) accredited Supplier who will work in partnership with the College to train and qualify new entrants to the rail industry, providing a pathway to employment. In doing so, we aim to assist unemployed adults to gain a foothold in the industry and collectively bridge the ever-growing skills gap within the Rail sector.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,465,744
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            80000000 - Education and training services.
            80500000 - Training services.
            71311230 - Railway engineering services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKC22 - Tyneside
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Tyneside
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Gateshead College operates a National Rail Academy and delivers publicly funded education and training, leading to NVQ qualifications in rail engineering. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) accredited Supplier who will work in partnership with the College to train and qualify new entrants to the rail industry, providing a pathway to employment. In doing so, we aim to assist unemployed adults to gain a foothold in the industry and collectively bridge the ever-growing skills gap within the Rail sector.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:This contract is for 12 months with an option to extend for a further three, 12 month periods. Any extensions will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and Gateshead College still having a requirement and sufficient funding for the contract.

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
         Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): European Social Fund

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/652H96239W


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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-008058
      
   

   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: 28/07/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Redstone Training Ltd, 10804752
             Suite 25 Lowry Mill, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6DB, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKD3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,465,744
         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://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799395626

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Gateshead College
          Quarryfield Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BE, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Gateshead College
          Gateshead, United Kingdom

      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
          Gateshead College
          Gateshead, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/08/2023