Published date: 9 March 2023

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


Closing: 1 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

  • Safety training services - 80550000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£156,000 to £157,000

Procurement reference

20230309120126-33133

Published date

9 March 2023

Closing date

1 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 February 2023

Contract end date

3 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The LFB's main Fire safety training contract is currently held with Xact.
Xact currently provide Fire Safety qualifications Level 3, Level 4, and a Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety.
Since the implementation of this contract, there has been a change in the built environment, as a result - the LFB need to increase the number of qualified staff.
Any further variations to the existing contract will lead to an increase in price that exceeds 50% of the value of the original contract which renders a new procurement procedure.
The STA will act as a contingency buffer to train existing staff awaiting training. This contract will run concurrently with our existing Xact contract. The future objective is to run a competitive tender process to source a suitable training provider by 2023 to support the Fire Safety department to meet their statutory requirements.
LFB intends to award a contract, subject to a 10-day standstill period, without prior publication of a contract notice.

In compliance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all awards of contracts that are subject to European Procurement Directives are subject to a mandatory "standstill" period of at least 10 days.

A Contract cannot be entered into with the preferred provider until at least the eleventh calendar day following notification. This would not prevent continuing discussions with the preferred provider to ensure prompt mobilisation. The standstill period is expected to end at midnight at the end of 01/02/2023.

If steps are taken during this period to suggest that there may be a formal legal challenge to this award, or LFB determines an issue/concern with the process or preferred submission, then the contract award may be suspended until the matter is resolved (or not concluded if the matter cannot be resolved).

Subject to no legal challenge being received, the LFB intends to execute the Contract at the conclusion of the standstill period.

Award information

Awarded date

24 September 2022

Contract start date

3 October 2022

Contract end date

23 November 2023

Total value of contract

£156,024

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Xact Traing & Consultancy Ltd

Address

No 3 Abbey Lane Court,
Evasham
Worcestershire,
WR11 4BY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Bola Oni

Address

169 Union Street
London
SE1 0LL
ENG

Telephone

07479467470

Email

bola.oni@london-fire.gov.uk

Website

www.london-fire.gov.uk