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Education and training services [oas phase 2 apprentice training provision at ukaea culham science centre]
UK
Purchaser: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
22/02/2018 S37 - - Services - Contract notice - Competitive procedure with negotiation I.II.III.IV.VI. United Kingdom-Abingdon: Education and training services
2018/S 037-080827
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Culham Science Centre Abingdon OX14 3DB United Kingdom Contact person: Paula Barham Telephone: +44 1235466933 E-mail: paula.barham@ukaea.uk Fax: +44 1235466859 NUTS code: UKJ14 Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
I.2) Joint procurement I.3) Communication The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/TenderDocs.aspx?DocName=PQQOASP2.zip Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address I.4) Type of the contracting authority Body governed by public law I.5) Main activity Other activity: Fusion Research Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement II.1.1) Title: OAS Phase 2 Apprentice Training Provision at UKAEA Culham Science Centre
Reference number: T/PB007/18 II.1.2) Main CPV code 80000000 II.1.3) Type of contract Services II.1.4) Short description: UKAEA are looking to collaborate with a partner organisation to establish a centre of excellence for training engineering apprentices at intermediate advanced and higher levels. The collaborative approach will be achieved by a governance structure, including a steering group comprising of a Training Provider employees, UKAEA and STFC employees. The training centre, OAS, will build upon the success of award-winning, established training schemes at UKAEA and the Science and Technology Facilitites Councils (STFC), who rely on a supply of highly qualified engineers to meet their business needs within the high-growth engineering sector.
OAS aim is to deliver hgih quality apprenticeships to produce highly qualified, work ready and relevantly skilled technicians at a scale that will address the skills gap in Oxfordshire and the surrounding area.
II.1.5) Estimated total value II.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: no II.2) Description II.2.1) Title: II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKJ14 Main site or place of performance: Culham Science Centre, Abingdon Oxfordshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: OAS is a brand of UKAEA and is a joint venture between the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). OAS will be a centre of excellence for training engineering apprentices at intermediate, advanced and higher levels, including degree. OAS aims to raise the standard of apprenticeships and produce high-end technicians. OAS will enable businesses to offer young people apprenticeships of the highest quality and provide training in a work place environment.
OAS Phase 1 was operational in 9.2016 to deliver apprentice training, based at Culham Science Centre in an existing building. The forecast number of starts for 9.2018 intake are in excess of 45.
The next stage is OAS Phase 2 in a new build facility based at Culham Science Centre. This will deliver quality apprenticeships to produce highly qualified, work ready and relevantly skilled technicians at a scale that will address the advanced technology and engineering skills gap in Oxfordshire and ultimately nationwide.
OAS need to engage a Training Provider to deliver the second phase of its apprentice training at intermediate, advanced and higher levels OAS Phase 2 is a new bespoke training facility designed to train up to160 young people in any one year, the new building will be ready for the start of phase 2 training in 2019. UKAEA aim is to have 75 % of the Apprentices enrolled in engineering oriented apprenticeship schemes, as engineering is the main focus of the organisation and in keeping with the OAS brand and ethos. The remaining 25 % of Apprentices being in STEM related subjects.
II.2.5) Award criteria Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents II.2.6) Estimated value II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Start: 31/08/2018 End: 31/08/2028 This contract is subject to renewal: yes Description of renewals: Option to extend for an additional 5 years.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited Envisaged minimum number: 3 Maximum number: 5 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As detailed within the prequalification documents.
II.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: no II.2.11) Information about options Options: no II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues 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 Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers List and brief description of conditions: As detailed within the pre-qualification documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing List and brief description of selection criteria: As detailed within the pre-qualification documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within the pre-qualification documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability List and brief description of selection criteria: As detailed within the pre-qualification documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within the pre-qualification documents.
III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts III.2) Conditions related to the contract III.2.1) Information about a particular profession III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As detailed within the pre-qualification documents.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description IV.1.1) Type of procedure Competitive procedure with negotiation IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated IV.1.5) Information about negotiation The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction 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 IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date: 20/03/2018 Local time: 12:00 IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates Date: 05/04/2018 IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Tender must be valid until: 31/10/2018 IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: no VI.2) Information about electronic workflows VI.3) Additional information: All documents must be in English or with an English translation.
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserves the right not to award a contract. The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.
VI.4) Procedures for review VI.4.1) Review body United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Culham Science Centre Abingdon OX14 3DB United Kingdom VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.4.3) Review procedure Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Authority before a contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 nº 102) 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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/02/2018
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