Construction Industry Training Board: England Construction Opportunities Gement Ltd (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
       Fletton Quays, Bittern Way, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7545658887, Email: elaine.morrissey@citb.co.uk
       Contact: Elaine Morrissey
       Main Address: 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:: Industrial Training Board

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: England Construction Opportunities Gement Ltd (Extension of Delivery).
      Reference number: C37-ECO-GEM-2401
      
   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 ECO hub to start 750 people in employment who will be assigned a mentor the in the work place to aid sustainable employment in the Construction Industry.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 534,624      
      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 competitive bidding process in 2022, Gement Ltd submitted a successful bid to CITB's England Construction Opportunities commission, and have been operating a CITB ECO hub in London. The hub has performed strongly against its original KPIs and is well-established with strong buy-in and utilisation from all expected regional partners, including a cross-section of construction employers. CITB intend to award a further £534,624 to Gement to deliver an additional 750 construction employment outcomes, with no set-up costs or lead-in time as the hub is already in full operation and well-embedded in the region and will extend to the home counties and wider geographical areas.    
   
   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: 2022/S 000 - 014621       
   
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: 20/11/2023.
      
      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:
          Gement Ltd, 11959547
       15, Eastwood Road, Raleigh, SS6 7JD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2080589712, Email: rebeccarickwood@gement.co.uk
       Internet address: www.gement.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 534,624          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 534,624         
         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=825087630
GO-20231121-PRO-24536737 TKR-20231121-PRO-24536736   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Fletton Quays, Bitterne Way, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7920084984, Email: elaine.morrissey@citb.co.uk
       Internet address: www.citb.co.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                CITB
       Sand Martin House, Fletton Quays, Bitterne Way, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3004567000.

      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: 21/11/2023


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)
   Gement is the only project currently that could produce further outputs to enable the ECO commission to reach its target numbers. 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 mentoring support solution for employers and employees from communities in London, the Home Counties and a wider geographical area with the expansion of the online mentoring model. The lead-in time to establish an alternative ECO hub is several months, and the existing provider 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 ECO 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. There are likely to be some barriers to entry for any potential new entrants, which would also disadvantage them in any competition on quality, time and cost.