University of Bath: The Provision of an International Foundation Year

UK-Bath: Education and training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      University of Bath
      Purchasing Services, Wessex House 6.43, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk
      Contact: Emma Chamberlain, Attn: Emma Chamberlain

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   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: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: The Provision of an International Foundation Year
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 24

         Region Codes: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Education and training services. Higher education services. Recruitment services. The University is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver the International Foundation Year programme commencing in the academic year 2016-17. The provider will be required to deliver the foundation programmes for international students intending to progress onto a University degree programme. The provider should focus on recruiting across the University of Bath subject portfolio and provide access to markets that are more difficult to reach in terms of both disciplines and nationalities.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         80000000 - Education and training services.
         
         80300000 - Higher education services.
         
         79600000 - Recruitment services.
         

      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: Yes    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Not Provided      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                  
         Number of possible renewals: 2
                           
      If known, in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:
         Duration in months: 24
         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided
   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Joint and several liability
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
         The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
         
         A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
         
         Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Please see Invitation to Tender document         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         Please see Invitation to Tender document
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Please see Invitation to Tender document         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         Please see Invitation to Tender document      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      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: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   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: UoBath/Proc/348      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:


         Not Provided      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 24/08/2015
         Time: 14:00      
      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
         Duration in days: 90
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. This tender is being conducted as part of the University of Bath's eTendering programme run in conjunction with BIPS DELTA. Expressions of interest in this opportunity, further information and/or documents are available at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com To express an interest in this opportunity you must register on this site to obtain a login and password. (If you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password). Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.You must then log in and go to Your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: E7N39PV8X8
Please ensure you follow all instructions provided to you there. The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 24th August at 14:00hrs. Please ensure that you allow plenty of time when responding especially if you are required to upload response documents. Please note late responses cannot be accepted. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on: 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      University of Bath
      Purchasing Services, Wessex House 6.43, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               University of Bath
         Purchasing Services, Wessex House 6.43, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            University of Bath
      Purchasing Services, Wessex House 6.43, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 23/07/2015

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