Construction Industry Training Board: Talent Retention System

UK-Peterborough: Educational software development services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3004567000, Email: citb-procurement@gov.sscl.com
       Contact: David Norfolk
       Main Address: https://www.citb.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.citb.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Education


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Talent Retention System.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      72212190 - Educational software development services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: A platform that is a one stop talent hub for the attraction, development and retention of people and skills within the construction and built environment as part of the Government’s broader support to business on skills
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 900,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    CITB have a requirement for a platform that is a one stop talent hub for the attraction, development and retention of people and skills within the construction and built environment as part of the Government’s broader support to business on skills. The contract is for an initial 12 months (£300k) with an optional 2 x 12 month extensions.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: 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 OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 19/05/2021.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Winchester Consulting Limited, 04210584
       Manor Barn, Alresford, SO24 0NL, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 900,000         
         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://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=593162387
GO-2021520-PRO-18270808 TKR-2021520-PRO-18270807   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3004567000, Email: citb-procurement@gov.sscl.com
       Internet address: www.citb.co.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
         Not Provided .

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      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: 20/05/2021


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   CITB as part of their business plan to support Construction industry jobs intend to direct award a 12 month contract (with an option for a further 24 months) to Winchester Consulting (Win Con) for the continued delivery of the Talent Retention Scheme. Win Con is an established not for profit vehicle which provides the TRS service to other sectors and has been Government funded for the creation of those in the past.

As part of this contact, Win Con will continue to provide its existing platform, already built as part of the Construction Talent Retention Scheme, that began with BEIS in 2020. CITB does not believe there are any current suppliers in the market, offering this exact service. As a result of this, combined with Win Con’s existing experience, IT platform and no additional set-up costs, CITB will be directly offering Win Con an initial 12- month contact, with an option for a further 24 months CITB do not believe a competitive tendering exercise, using public money. will provide additional value to the taxpayer, and would therefore be redundant.