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| Title: | National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) Accredited Learning and Development Programme |
| Notice type: | Contract Notice |
| Authority: | Local Government Association |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Restricted |
| Short Description: | The Improvement and Development Association (IDeA) is a Limited Company but with no share capital and is wholly owned the Local Government Association (LGA). Together they, amongst other things, work with councils to support promote and improve local government. The Local Government Association (LGA) is a strong advocate of graduate recruitment. We believe it is an essential way in which councils can bring in much needed drive, enthusiasm and talent to a workforce in the throes of the largest change in its history. The National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) is the LGA’s highly regarded national management trainee programme for high-calibre graduates wishing to pursue a career in management in local government. The LGA coordinates the ngdp nationally and provides the infrastructure for its delivery. We market and recruit – in order to attract, select and place high quality applicants in local authorities. We also manage and commission the learning and development element of the programme to ensure the highest quality learning. Graduates are employed by councils over two years and undertake placements in front line, operational and strategic roles, where they are encouraged to challenge, innovate and improve services. In parallel, over the two years trainees participate in a high-quality, accredited, national learning and development leadership programme so they can implement their learning whilst working on real projects in councils. The IDeA is seeking to appoint a supplier to design and deliver the accredited leadership development programme for ngdp Cohorts 16 and 17 - developing potential future leaders and managers within local government and equipping them with the skills, understanding and competencies required to be effective as change agents in their councils and to realise their leadership potential. This may be extended to cohort 18 subject to the requirements of the IDeA. |
| Published: | 14/05/2014 14:04 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Improvement and Development Agency
Local Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071877387, Email: siobhan.coombs@local.gov.uk, URL: www.local.gov.uk
Contact: Siobhan Coombs, Attn: Siobhan Coombs
Electronic Access URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
Electronic Submission URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
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:
General Public Services
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
Not Provided
Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) Accredited Learning and Development Programme
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES
Service Category: 24
Region Codes: UKI - LONDON
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Education and training services. Training programme services. Vocational training services. Management training services. Personal development training services. The Improvement and Development Association (IDeA) is a Limited Company but with no share capital and is wholly owned the Local Government Association (LGA). Together they, amongst other things, work with councils to support promote and improve local government.
The Local Government Association (LGA) is a strong advocate of graduate recruitment. We believe it is an essential way in which councils can bring in much needed drive, enthusiasm and talent to a workforce in the throes of the largest change in its history.
The National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) is the LGA’s highly regarded national management trainee programme for high-calibre graduates wishing to pursue a career in management in local government.
The LGA coordinates the ngdp nationally and provides the infrastructure for its delivery. We market and recruit – in order to attract, select and place high quality applicants in local authorities. We also manage and commission the learning and development element of the programme to ensure the highest quality learning.
Graduates are employed by councils over two years and undertake placements in front line, operational and strategic roles, where they are encouraged to challenge, innovate and improve services. In parallel, over the two years trainees participate in a high-quality, accredited, national learning and development leadership programme so they can implement their learning whilst working on real projects in councils.
The IDeA is seeking to appoint a supplier to design and deliver the accredited leadership development programme for ngdp Cohorts 16 and 17 - developing potential future leaders and managers within local government and equipping them with the skills, understanding and competencies required to be effective as change agents in their councils and to realise their leadership potential. This may be extended to cohort 18 subject to the requirements of the IDeA.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
80000000 - Education and training services.
80521000 - Training programme services.
80530000 - Vocational training services.
80532000 - Management training services.
80570000 - Personal development training services.
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No
II.1.8)Lots:
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.9)Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: Yes
II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The IDeA is seeking to appoint a supplier to design and deliver the accredited leadership development programme for ngdp Cohorts 16 and 17 - developing potential future leaders and managers within local government and equipping them with the skills, understanding and competencies required to be effective as change agents in their councils and to realise their leadership potential. This may be extended to cohort 18 subject to the requirements of the IDeA and agreement of the successful bidder.
This service includes:
• All aspects of delivery required to achieve the stated outcomes including travel expenses and cost of materials.
• ILM accreditation (on completion of the required assignments to an acceptable standard the NGDP trainees will be awarded the ILM Diploma in Strategic Leadership at Level 7)
• In the region of 120 national management trainees per cohort/programme
• Two learning and development programmes (cohort 16 and 17) to be delivered between the period October 2014 to July 2017. This may be extended to cohort 18 (October 2016 – July 2018) subject to the requirements of the IDeA.
• 4 modules per learning and development programme, spaced over 2 academic years (October – July)
• Joint bids from multiple suppliers will be considered but this contract is not divided into lots and we would expect to receive one consolidated bid.
This service excludes:
• Accommodation and venue costs
The potential supplier may suggest other elements that might enhance the programme - these should be costed separately from the required delivery.
The provider may also be invited to attend the induction events for each cohort.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range between: 4,000,000 and 5,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.2)Options: Not Provided
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Number of possible renewals: 1
If known, in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:
Duration in months: 24
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Duration in months: 33 (from the award of the contract)
Information About Lots
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
The contracting authority reserves the right to stipulate the provision of performance bonds or a parent company guarantee.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Stipulated in the ITT documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Not Provided
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes
If Yes, description of particular conditions:
The terms and conditions are set out in the ITT documents.
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.
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
Not Provided
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
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: No
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:
Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As outlined in the PQQ
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: No
IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: LG-000486
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 23/06/2014
Time: 13:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 30/06/2014
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: No
VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.3)Additional Information: The 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Education-and-training-services./XV5N3AQ59Q
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XV5N3AQ59Q
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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Not Provided
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 14/05/2014
ANNEX A
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UK-London: Education and training services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-London: Education and training services.
I.1)Name, Addresses And Contact Point(s)
Improvement and Development Agency
Local Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071877387, Email: siobhan.coombs@local.gov.uk, URL: www.local.gov.uk
Contact: Siobhan Coombs, Attn: Siobhan Coombs
I.2)Type Of Purchasing Body
Not Provided
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) Accredited Learning and Development Programme
II.1.2)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Education and training services. Training programme services. Vocational training services. Management training services. Personal development training services. The Improvement and Development Association (IDeA) is a Limited Company but with no share capital and is wholly owned the Local Government Association (LGA). Together they, amongst other things, work with councils to support promote and improve local government.
The Local Government Association (LGA) is a strong advocate of graduate recruitment. We believe it is an essential way in which councils can bring in much needed drive, enthusiasm and talent to a workforce in the throes of the largest change in its history.
The National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) is the LGA’s highly regarded national management trainee programme for high-calibre graduates wishing to pursue a career in management in local government.
The LGA coordinates the ngdp nationally and provides the infrastructure for its delivery. We market and recruit – in order to attract, select and place high quality applicants in local authorities. We also manage and commission the learning and development element of the programme to ensure the highest quality learning.
Graduates are employed by councils over two years and undertake placements in front line, operational and strategic roles, where they are encouraged to challenge, innovate and improve services. In parallel, over the two years trainees participate in a high-quality, accredited, national learning and development leadership programme so they can implement their learning whilst working on real projects in councils.
The IDeA is seeking to appoint a supplier to design and deliver the accredited leadership development programme for ngdp Cohorts 16 and 17 - developing potential future leaders and managers within local government and equipping them with the skills, understanding and competencies required to be effective as change agents in their councils and to realise their leadership potential. This may be extended to cohort 18 subject to the requirements of the IDeA.
II.1.3)Common procurement vocabulary:
80000000 - Education and training services.
80521000 - Training programme services.
80530000 - Vocational training services.
80532000 - Management training services.
80570000 - Personal development training services.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure (as stated in the original notice): Restricted
IV.2)Administrative Information
IV.2.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity: LG-000486
IV.2.2)Notice reference for electronically submitted notice
Original Notice sent via: OJS eSender
Notice Reference: 2014 - 135580
IV.2.3)Notice to which this publication refers: Not Provided
IV.2.4)Date of dispatch of the original Notice: 14/05/2014
Section VI: Complementary Information
1: Complementary Information
VI.1)This notice involves: Correction
VI.3)Information to be corrected or added
VI.3.1) Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority
VI.3.2) In the original Notice
VI.3.3)Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of text to be modified: II.2.1 (estimated value, range between)
Instead of: 4000,000 - 5000,000
Read: 400,000 - 500,000
VI.3.4)Dates to be corrected in the original notice: Not Provided
VI.3.5)Addresses and contact points to be corrected:
Not Provided
VI.3.6)Text to be added in the original notice: Not Provided
VI.4)Other additional information:
Please note the correct PQQ access code for this tender is KMEJF22Y5R. If you have any problems assessing this please contact the helpdesk - helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com
The 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Education-and-training-services./KMEJF22Y5R
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/KMEJF22Y5R
GO-2014519-PRO-5679953 TKR-2014519-PRO-5679952
VI.5)Date of dispatch: 19/05/2014
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Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-London: Education and training services.
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Improvement and Development Agency
Local Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071877387, Email: siobhan.coombs@local.gov.uk, URL: www.local.gov.uk
Contact: Siobhan Coombs, Attn: Siobhan Coombs
Electronic Access URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
Electronic Submission URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity:
Not Provided
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
Not Provided
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) Accredited Learning and Development Programme
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works:
SERVICES
Service Category: 24
Do you agree to the publication of this notice?: Yes
Region Codes: UKI - LONDON
II.1.3)Information about a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:
Not Provided
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Education and training services. Training programme services. Vocational training services. Management training services. Personal development training services. The Improvement and Development Association (IDeA) is a Limited Company but with no share capital and is wholly owned the Local Government Association (LGA). Together they, amongst other things, work with councils to support promote and improve local government.The Local Government Association (LGA) is a strong advocate of graduate recruitment. We believe it is an essential way in which councils can bring in much needed drive, enthusiasm and talent to a workforce in the throes of the largest change in its history.The National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) is the LGA’s highly regarded national management trainee programme for high-calibre graduates wishing to pursue a career in management in local government. The LGA coordinates the ngdp nationally and provides the infrastructure for its delivery. We market and recruit – in order to attract, select and place high quality applicants in local authorities. We also manage and commission the learning and development element of the programme to ensure the highest quality learning.Graduates are employed by councils over two years and undertake placements in front line, operational and strategic roles, where they are encouraged to challenge, innovate and improve services. In parallel, over the two years trainees participate in a high-quality, accredited, national learning and development leadership programme so they can implement their learning whilst working on real projects in councils.The IDeA is seeking to appoint a supplier to design and deliver the accredited leadership development programme for ngdp Cohorts 16 and 17 - developing potential future leaders and managers within local government and equipping them with the skills, understanding and competencies required to be effective as change agents in their councils and to realise their leadership potential. This may be extended to cohort 18 subject to the requirements of the IDeA.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary:
80000000 - Education and training services.
80521000 - Training programme services.
80530000 - Vocational training services.
80532000 - Management training services.
80570000 - Personal development training services.
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No
II.2)Total Final Value Of Contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of the contract(s)
Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:
Criteria - Weighting
Experience of delivering graduate leadership training, to ILM standards and working with other providers/clients - 25
Ability to deliver the aims and objectives of the learning and development programme, as outlined in the tender specification- Explains relevant models and concepts- Outlines appropriate learning and teaching methods - 40
Involvement of experienced practitioners and delivery staff - 20
Operational approach and clarity of team roles - 10
Price: proposed fees and expenses - 5
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: LG-000486
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No
Section V: Award Of Contract
1: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: Not Provided
V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 18/08/2014
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 4
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: 4
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: SOLACE Enterprises Limited
Postal address: Hope House, 45 Great Peter Street
Town: London
Postal code: SW1P 3LT
Country: United Kingdom
Email: trudy.birtwell@solaceenterprises.com
Telephone: +44 2079763311
Internet address: http://www.solaceenterprises.com/
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: 500,000
Currency: GBP
Total final value of the contract
Value: 490,450
Currency: GBP
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 33
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Yes
If yes, value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 40.0 %
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted:
Approximately 50% of the learning and development provision will be sub contracted. The main contractor will conduct the remaining 50% of the learning and development provision in addition to providing accreditation and administration services.
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.2)Additional Information:
The 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=117076371
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VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Not Provided
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided
VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 23/10/2014