Construction Industry Training Board: CITB Onsite Experience Hub London (Extension of Delivery)

UK-Peterborough: Education and training 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, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7766785440, Email: rohan.cheriyan@citb.co.uk
       Contact: Rohan Cheriyan
       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)
      Other type:: ALB

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: CITB Onsite Experience Hub London (Extension of Delivery).
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      80000000 - Education and training services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Continued operation of a CITB Onsite Experience hub in Greater London, with 2,600 people trained and made Employment and Site-Ready, 1,800 people progressed into construction jobs in-scope to CITB, 1,320 people achieving sustained employment (minimum of 3 months).
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 2,399,978      
      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:
    Following a Procurement exercise in 2022, The Skills Centre Ltd was awarded funds through CITB's Onsite Experience commission, with the objective of delivering a 2.5 year project with a contracted value of £1.2m. The project was aimed at delivering pre-employment training interventions and a construction site-based work experience placement/work trial for 1,300 individuals, then progressing a minimum of 900 people into jobs, and 660 into a minimum of 3 months of sustained employment. The Skills Centre have delivered their entire project targets in 12 months. CITB wish to extend The Skills Centre's funding to maintain continuity of its highly successful solution. This extension is planned to run to 31st March 2025.    
   
   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: 05/10/2023.
      
      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:
          The Skills Centre Ltd, 11771542
       7 Green Meadow Springs Business Park, Cae Gwyrdd, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7AB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2922808100, Email: INFO@THESKILLSCENTRE.CO.UK
       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: 2,399,978          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 2,399,978         
         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=816787418
GO-2023118-PRO-24369084 TKR-2023118-PRO-24369083   
   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
   
      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: 08/11/2023


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)
   This extension to service will provide cover as CITB manage our way through a period of transition with our new Strategy and Strategic Plan 2024-28, where alternative provision and/or new commissions will be developed to provide ‘taster’ opportunities for potential new entrants to Construction in the future. It should be noted that this provider was originally selected through a competitive process in 2022 and that CITB are not the beneficiary of the services, rather, we are facilitating the continued provision of the well-established Onsite Experience solution for employers and people from communities in Greater London. The lead-in time to establish an Onsite Experience hub is several months, and the existing provider in this geography is already in close partnership with all key stakeholders required to deliver the additional services, without the requirement for additional set-up costs. Based on our extensive experience of developing the Onsite Experience hub network, CITB do not believe it would be possible for a new provider to mobilise quickly enough to deliver the same number, quality and cost of outcomes within the existing timescales of this programme.