Northern Education Trust: Apprenticeship Provider

UK-Stockton-on-Tees: Education and training services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Northern Education Trust
             Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1642612381, Email: procurement@northerneducationtrust.org
             Main Address: https://www.northerneducationtrust.org/, Address of the buyer profile: https://net.delta-esourcing.com/
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at: https://net.delta-esourcing.com/
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Other type:: Education Sector
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Apprenticeship Provider       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      80000000 - Education and training services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT), made up of 11 primary academies and 10 secondary, which are located from Northumberland to Greater Manchester. The Trust employs a total of 1,715 employees.
We are looking to appoint an apprenticeship provider (or a panel of apprenticeship providers) to support us in our aim to realise the full potential of all educational staff by providing them with the very best professional development, which will enable them to deliver exceptional outcomes for our children and young people.

We are proposing a 3 year contract.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 900,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
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 procurement: Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT), made up of 11 primary academies and 10 secondary, which are located from Northumberland to Greater Manchester. The Trust employs a total of 1,715 employees.
We established the Northern Education Trust Staff College (NETSC) 18 months ago to provide outstanding training and professional development opportunities across a number of disciplines for the educational sector.
We are now looking to appoint an apprenticeship provider (or a panel of apprenticeship providers) to support us in our aim to realise the full potential of all educational staff by providing them with the very best professional development, which will enable them to deliver exceptional outcomes for our children and young people.
Our model of school improvement includes the recruitment, retention and development of staff.

We are proposing a 3 year contract for the following apprenticeships

Academy specific apprenticeships:
Teaching Assistant level 3
Early Years Practitioner level 2
Early Years Educator level 3
Early Years Lead Practitioner level 5
School Business Professional level 4
Operations/Departmental Manager level 5
Children, Young People & Families Practitioner Level 4
Children, Young People & Families Manager Level 5
Business Administrator level 3
Customer Service level 2
Customer Service level 3
Catering and Hospitality levels 2, 3 and 4

Corporate apprenticeships:
IT levels 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
HR levels 3, 5 and 7
Finance
      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:
      Value excluding VAT: 900,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
            / Maximum number: 10       
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: Yes
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


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:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      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: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - 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: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   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 the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 25/04/2022
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 02/05/2022       
      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: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://net.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Stockton-on-Tees:-Education-and-training-services./44XMCD5ZYS

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://net.delta-esourcing.com/respond/44XMCD5ZYS
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Northern Education Trust
       Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1642612381, Email: procurement@northerneducationtrust.org
       Internet address: https://www.northerneducationtrust.org
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Northern Education Trust
       Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1642612381
       Internet address: https://www.northerneducationtrust.org
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 29/03/2022

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