UK-East Kilbride: education and training services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

EAST KILBRIDE

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:253990-2008

Publication Date:

Oct 3, 2008

Deadline:

Nov 6, 2008

Buyer:

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Original Language:

English

Address:

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EAST KILBRIDE
United Kingdom

Web Site:

http://www.dfid.gov.uk

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 192/2008
, #
253990-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Department for International
Development, Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, Contact: Steven O'Raw,
Attn: Steven O'Raw, UK-East Kilbride G75 8EA. Tel. 013 55 84 32 19.
E-mail: s-oraw@dfid.gov.uk. Fax 013 55 84 34 99.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.dfid.gov.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Other: Central Government.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-Glasgow: Saint Helena education sector support programme: 2009-2012.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 11.
Main place of performance: Saint Helena.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): DFID, on behalf
of St Helena Government (SHG), is seeking a service provider for a
three-year education sector support programme. The service provider will
be responsible for establishing links between St Helena Education
Department (SHED) and UK education institutions (schools, LEA, teacher
training institutions). The service provider will deliver teacher training
through short-term secondments from experienced UK based practitioners,
provide support in the area of increased use of ICT for teaching and
learning, including setting up GCSE, AS/A2 courses to be delivered by
supported distance learning, support SHED with a curriculum and management
review in the island's secondary school and if required, provide support
to the SHG UK Representative with education staff recruitment. The service
provider will provide an off island programme manager who will be
responsible for ensuring the technical interventions are completed in line
with the logical framework and the terms of reference. Education and
training services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 36 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The contract will be
governed by St Helena Law. Prices are not required at Expression of
Interest stage, however, when required prices must be quoted in GBP and
all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the
right to annul the process and not to award the contract.
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 to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (c) a statement of the
undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the
area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial
years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up
or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on
these turnovers is available.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Yes.
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: Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 8.
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) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CNTR 200808583.
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:
6.11.2008 - 23:59.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 21.11.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There is the possibility of an extension of
up to 36 months. Where circumstances require further extensions beyond the
original contract/agreed extensions, DFID will consider doing so by means
of the Negotiated procedure, where necessary conditions can be met.
Expressions of Interest (EoI) must be submitted using the Application Form
available from the DFID website www.dfid.gov.uk/procurement/
contractopportunities.asp. The Project Memorandum, logframe and draft
Terms of Reference are also available on the DFID website. The EoI should
include a capability statement of not more than 4 A4 pages and be
accompanied by CV's for key personnel of not more than 2 pages maximum
(per CV). No brochures should be sent. Applicants should outline the
reason for their interest in this project, their broad understanding of
the context and their capability to undertake the work. EoIs will be
assessed against the following: Extensive experience of improving quality
standards in education both in the UK and internationally; Experience of
small isolated islands; Specific experience of training and development of
teaching staff at both secondary and primary level, including distance
training packages and flexible learning; Specific expertise of ICT use in
teaching and learning and Experience of setting up links between education
institutions in the UK and overseas. Financial standing will also be used
to assess EoIs. EoIs must be sent electronically. DFID procurement policy
stipulates that consultants involved in any capacity in the design of a
project cannot compete for the implementation phase. Design includes
feasibility studies, drawing up Terms of Reference for the implementation
phase, pre-appraisal and any other preparatory work for the project.
Following assessment of the EoIs, DFID will invite short-listed applicants
to submit full technical and commercial tenders. DFID will not reply to
any EoIs unless short-listed for invitation to tender. Suppliers should
check the DFID website for details of short-listed suppliers. As from
April 2001, all UK development assistance has been fully untied which
allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to tender for DFID projects.
GO reference: GO 08093033/01.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 30.9.2008.

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