Published date: 22 December 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 October 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£874,433

Procurement reference

tender_284168/1022718

Published date

22 December 2021

Closing date

22 October 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

6 December 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

This is an accelerated Open procedure utilising LTR provisions. Justification:

This procurement is subject to lighter regulation in accordance with, Section 74-76 of the PCR 2015 Regulations refers and as such is not subject to the full requirements of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The 'accelerated' procedure is in reference to the required delivery time scales.

The Authority used an accelerated timetable under section 74-76 'LTR' for this procurement to increase at pace the quantity of HGV drivers to meet the increased demand of service pressures within supply chains caused by a variety of reasons including consequences from Covid-19 pandemic. Using the accelerated timetable for this procurement, enabled the Authority to award contracts to potential Contractors and commence respective training programmes, advertising training packages to general public and to start onboarding by December 2021 to tackle the sector challenges.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

To provide and deliver Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving across England as defined in the issued requirement specification.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Call for competition contract(s) to provide increased HGV driver training and licences to create a pipeline of 'road-ready' individuals to fill vacancies in the road haulage industry.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 October 2021, last edited 11 October 2021

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

11 November 2021

Contract start date

6 December 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Total value of contract

£874,433

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

BCTG

Address

Taylors Lane, Oldbury, B69 2BN

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

David Bussey

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

David.BUSSEY@education.gov.uk