Bright Futures Education Trust: Provision of Postgraduate ITE Services

UK-Manchester: Adult-education services at university level.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Bright Futures Educational Trust
       Bright Futures Educational Trust, The Hub, 144 Irlam Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6NA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1619415681, Email: procurement@bright-futures.co.uk
       Contact: Lindsey Bates
       Main Address: https://www.bright-futures.co.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bright-futures.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKD3
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Adult-education-services-at-university-level./CEFQ9D3UT9
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent: electronically via -- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Adult-education-services-at-university-level./CEFQ9D3UT9          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Other type:: Multi Academy Trust
I.5) Main activity:    
   Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: Provision of Postgraduate ITE Services          
         Reference number:          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      80430000 - Adult-education services at university level.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Bright Futures SCITT (the Customer) is seeking an experienced Higher Education Institution (HEI) to deliver, assess and award a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) qualification to enhance the academic rigour of the Customer’s Initial Teacher Training programme. We are seeking a qualification that will be certificated as a PGCE with QTS as an exit award, with us [Bright Futures SCITT] as an accredited provider awarding the QTS. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2024 for delivery of the PGCE for academic year beginning September 2024. Mobilisation activities will be required from 1st April 2024 in preparation for delivery from September 2024. For the avoidance of doubt the initial period of 3 years relates to the academic year and will therefore end on 31st August 2027.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,200,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Bright Futures SCITT (the Customer) is seeking an experienced Higher Education Institution (HEI) to deliver, assess and award a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) qualification to enhance the academic rigour of the Customer’s Initial Teacher Training programme. We are seeking a qualification that will be certificated as a PGCE with QTS as an exit award, with us [Bright Futures SCITT] as an accredited provider awarding the QTS. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2024 for delivery of the PGCE for academic year beginning September 2024. Mobilisation activities will be required from 1st April 2024 in preparation for delivery from September 2024.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,200,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 60    
   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          
      There will be an option to extend for further periods up to an additional 24 months - so a maximum contract term of 5 years in total. The Contract has a maximum estimated total value of £1,200,000. This estimated value takes into account the full potential contract term and maximum likely cohort size.    
   
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession          
      Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         An officially recognised UK higher education institution .    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      As stated in the procurement documents           
   III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract    
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:                
            Not Provided    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 03/11/2023 Local Time - 12:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                
    Electronic ordering will be used                
    Electronic invoicing will be accepted                
    Electronic payment will be used    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Adult-education-services-at-university-level./CEFQ9D3UT9

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CEFQ9D3UT9
GO-2023105-PRO-24117825 TKR-2023105-PRO-24117824              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       High Court
       Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/10/2023