Construction Industry Training Board: Provision of Testing Services

UK-Peterborough: Education and training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7704543667, Email: citb-procurement@gov.sscl.com
       Main Address: www.citb.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.citb.co.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: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      European institution/agency or international organisation

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of Testing Services            
      Reference number: PROC2021060

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


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: CITB offers throughout the UK the essential construction Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) tests for Operatives, Managers and Professionals, and Specialists. This is achieved via managed, secure and invigilated computer-based testing locations. In addition, CITB has a portfolio of eLearning courses that require an end of course test. This is achieved via managed computer-based tests via online proctor or in a secure and invigilated facility. CITB require managed and secure facilities (test centres) to enable candidates to attend and undertake these tests, with the capability for online proctoring, and for a computer-based testing platform to be made available for delivery by CITB approved independent Internet Test Centres.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 100,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      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: Provides the platform and IT infrastructure to make the HS&E and SSP tests available on behalf of CITB to candidates in Pearson test centres, ITCs and via online proctoring.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 30
            

      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: Competitive Dialogue


   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: 2021/S 000-018481
      
   

   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: PROC2021060    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Provision of Testing Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 05/12/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 7
         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)
             Pearson Professional Assessments Limited, 04904325
             80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, 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: 100,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 100,000,000
         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://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=745334937

   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
          Email: citb-procurement@gov.sscl.com

      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: 19/12/2022