Tender for Day School Nursery Provision.
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Gloucestershire College
Princess Elizabeth Way
Contact point(s): The Litmus Partnership Ltd
GL51 7SJ Cheltenham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.gloscol.ac.uk/
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
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Tender for Day School Nursery Provision.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Gloucestershire College, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Gloucestershire College, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
NUTS code UKK13
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The successful tenderer will be required to provide day school nursery provision at both Gloucestershire College's Day Nursery facilities located in Cheltenham and Gloucester.
Gloucestershire College has carried out a recent review of its Day School Nursery facilities and service provision at Cheltenham and Gloucester, which are currently operated on an in-house basis. The Executive Team has decided to put both Cheltenham and Gloucester Day School Nurseries out to competitive tender.
There are two other Day Nursery facilities located at Tewkesbury and 5 Acres campuses which are operated on a rented basis. For the avoidance of doubt these are not part of this tendering exercise.
The rationale behind this decision is not only to ensure Best Value principles are achieved for both the College and its Day School Nursery customers, but to review and where possible improve the daily delivery of this service provision to the children that attend these facilities. Current annual turnover of both facilities is circa 500 000 GBP and it is the College's key objective to operate both facilities on a profit return basis to the College.
The College realises that the running and management of day nurseries is not a core competency. There are limited benefits to curriculum areas and ways to continue to benefit from work experience opportunities will still be considered going forward and will be part of the contractual requirement of the successful contractor.
Gloucestershire College is totally committed to its robust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and this will play a major part when evaluating the tender submissions.
Staff and students with children in the Nurseries will be protected through phased price increases and Staff and Students will continue to be given first priority for places in the future.
The contract term will be 3 years commencing on 3.11.2014, however this may be extended by a further 2 years if the College Executive Team see both qualitative and quantitative benefits in doing so.
Gloucestershire College has carried out a recent review of its Day School Nursery facilities and service provision at Cheltenham and Gloucester, which are currently operated on an in-house basis. The Executive Team has decided to put both Cheltenham and Gloucester Day School Nurseries out to competitive tender.
There are two other Day Nursery facilities located at Tewkesbury and 5 Acres campuses which are operated on a rented basis. For the avoidance of doubt these are not part of this tendering exercise.
The rationale behind this decision is not only to ensure Best Value principles are achieved for both the College and its Day School Nursery customers, but to review and where possible improve the daily delivery of this service provision to the children that attend these facilities. Current annual turnover of both facilities is circa 500 000 GBP and it is the College's key objective to operate both facilities on a profit return basis to the College.
The College realises that the running and management of day nurseries is not a core competency. There are limited benefits to curriculum areas and ways to continue to benefit from work experience opportunities will still be considered going forward and will be part of the contractual requirement of the successful contractor.
Gloucestershire College is totally committed to its robust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and this will play a major part when evaluating the tender submissions.
Staff and students with children in the Nurseries will be protected through phased price increases and Staff and Students will continue to be given first priority for places in the future.
The contract term will be 3 years commencing on 3.11.2014, however this may be extended by a further 2 years if the College Executive Team see both qualitative and quantitative benefits in doing so.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85312110
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 contract(s)
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
1. Competitiveness. Weighting 72
2. Quality. Weighting 68
3. Company Approach. Weighting 72
4. Contract Compliance. Weighting 60
1. Competitiveness. Weighting 72
2. Quality. Weighting 68
3. Company Approach. Weighting 72
4. Contract Compliance. Weighting 60
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 92-161928 of 14.5.2014
Other previous publications
Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 114-200696 of 17.6.2014
Section V: Award of contract
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
16.9.2014
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 2
Number of offers received by electronic means: 2
Number of offers received by electronic means: 2
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Tinies UK Ltd
Bradford House Fulham Green 69-79 Fulham High Street
SW6 3JW London
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
26.2.2015