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Title: | Provision of Learning and Development Services |
Notice type: | Contract Notice |
Authority: | University of Bath |
Nature of contract: | Services |
Procedure: | Restricted |
Short Description: | The University of Bath invites expressions of interest to supply learning and development services to University staff (including professionals, academics and researchers) and postgraduate research students, in one or more of the following general areas; • Leadership and management, • Effective working skills, • Skills for research practice, • Skills for Public Engagement, • Skills for University teaching, • IT skills for software used in research data management and analysis, • IT technical skills training, • Career development for researchers. • Health, safety and well being Successful tenderers will have proven capability of designing and delivering events and programmes for a wide range of staff in a knowledge-intensive environment. They will have demonstrable ability to work effectively in the UK Higher Education environment, across the very broad range of people who may be participants. They will be able to work in English as a main language and to travel cost-effectively to Bath and neighbouring institutions for meetings and day events. |
Published: | 03/03/2016 14:40 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
University of Bath
Purchasing Services, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk
Contact: Emma Chamberlain, Attn: Emma Chamberlain
Further information can be obtained at: As Above
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above
I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity:
Education
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Provision of Learning and Development Services
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES
Service Category: 24
Region Codes: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Range between: 200,000 and 350,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Staff training services. The University of Bath invites expressions of interest to supply learning and development services to University staff (including professionals, academics and researchers) and postgraduate research students, in one or more of the following general areas;
• Leadership and management,
• Effective working skills,
• Skills for research practice,
• Skills for Public Engagement,
• Skills for University teaching,
• IT skills for software used in research data management and analysis,
• IT technical skills training,
• Career development for researchers.
• Health, safety and well being
Successful tenderers will have proven capability of designing and delivering events and programmes for a wide range of staff in a knowledge-intensive environment.
They will have demonstrable ability to work effectively in the UK Higher Education environment, across the very broad range of people who may be participants. They will be able to work in English as a main language and to travel cost-effectively to Bath and neighbouring institutions for meetings and day events.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80511000 - Staff training services.
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided
II.1.8)Lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: Not Provided
II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Not Provided
II.2.2)Options: Not Provided
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Not Provided
Information About Lots
Lot No: 1
Title: Leadership and Management
1)Short Description:
Themes might include:
Leading teams, academic leadership, practical management skills, coaching, managing performance, recruiting and selecting staff, turning strategy into action, strategic planning, leading and managing organisational change.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80511000 - Staff training services.
80500000 - Training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 2
Title: Effective Working Skills
1)Short Description:
Themes might include:
Communicating with skill and confidence, influence and negotiation, working in teams, working with change, project management, (academic and professional) writing skills, customer service.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80511000 - Staff training services.
80500000 - Training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 3
Title: Skills for Research Practice
1)Short Description:
Examples might include:
People management, PhD supervision collaboration, publication, project planning and delivery, risk management, income and funding generation, financial management, research data management, impact, research methods, critical thinking, problem solving, innovation, consulting skills
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80500000 - Training services.
80511000 - Staff training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 4
Title: Skills for Public Engagement
1)Short Description:
Examples might include:
Introductory skills for public engagement, understanding audiences, writing and presenting for non-academic audiences, evaluating engagement and understanding the impact of engagement, reflective practice, Patient Public Involvement (PPI), working effectively with the media, social media for engagement, Creative tools for Public Engagement, Research/art collaborations, creative thinking skills, Ethics of Engaged Research
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80500000 - Training services.
80511000 - Staff training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 5
Title: Skills for University teaching
1)Short Description:
Examples might include:
Small and large group teaching, demonstrating, feedback,
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80500000 - Training services.
80511000 - Staff training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 6
Title: IT skills for software used in research data management and analysis
1)Short Description:
Examples might include: SPSS, Nvivo, R, LaTeX
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80500000 - Training services.
80511000 - Staff training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 7
Title: IT technical skills training
1)Short Description:
Examples might include:
Mac OS X Support Essentials 10.11, Mac Support for PC Technicians v10.11, Windows Support and administration, OSX Server Essentials 10.10, Introduction to Linux / Unix, Linux Administration, Exchange 2013 and Skype for Business Administration & Design,, SharePoint Administration & Design, Comp TIA A+, SQL Programming, Java Script and JQuery, PowerShell, Puppet, ITIL
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80511000 - Staff training services.
80500000 - Training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 8
Title: Career development for researchers
1)Short Description:
Examples might include:
Career management, networking, reputation and esteem, interview skills, CV writing
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80511000 - Staff training services.
80500000 - Training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Lot No: 9
Title: Health, safety and wellbeing
1)Short Description:
Examples might include:
Accredited Managing and Working Safely qualifications, Stress Management (aimed at managers and individuals), Risk Assessment, COSHH, Manual Handling, General Health and Safety Awareness training, Work at Heights.
2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80511000 - Staff training services.
80500000 - Training services.
3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Not Provided
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not Provided
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: No
III.2)Conditions For Participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
Please see PQQ
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Please see PQQ
Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see PQQ
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Please see PQQ
Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see PQQ
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Not Provided
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: Not Provided
IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UoBath/Proc/418
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Not Provided
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 04/04/2016
Time: 10:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided
VI.3)Additional Information: This tender is being conducted as part of the University of Bath's eTendering programme run in conjunction with BIPS DELTA. Expressions of interest in this opportunity, further information and/or documents are available at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com. To express an interest in this opportunity you must register on this site to obtain a login and password (If you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password). Please note there is a password reminder link on the home page. You must log in and go to Your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: FVEU2PX8U4. Please ensure you follow all instructions provided to you there. The deadline for submitting your response is 10:00hrs on the 4th April 2016. Please ensure that you allow plenty of time when responding especially if you are required to upload response documents. Please note late responses cannot be accepted. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Delta eSourcing help desk on +44 8452707050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.comThe contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bath:-Staff-training-services./FVEU2PX8U4
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FVEU2PX8U4
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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
University of Bath
Purchasing Services, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
University of Bath
Purchasing Services, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
University of Bath
Purchasing Services, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1225385470, Email: e.chamberlain@bath.ac.uk, URL: www.bath.ac.uk
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 03/03/2016
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