Published date: 7 December 2016

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


Closing: 7 November 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£94,942.46

Procurement reference

HS2 884/680 (Award Notice)

Published date

7 December 2016

Closing date

7 November 2016

Contract start date

5 December 2016

Contract end date

5 September 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

A contract for the provision of support services in order to help develop the strategic content of the HS2 Ltd.'s internal and outward facing Skills, Education and Employment strategy. Input into HS2 Ltd.'s Skills and Employment actions plans is also required to enable the SEE strategy to become realised during 2017 to 2020. In order to create this content, the awarded Supplier will be required to:
1) Conduct/collate research into the broader skills and employment landscape in which HS2 Ltd and its supply chain operates, as the basis to understand the key challenges to meeting the strategic objectives relevant to SEE;
2) Conduct/collate evidence on the approaches and interventions that have been successful elsewhere in delivering the outcomes set out in the relevant HS2 strategic objectives;
3) Engage with stakeholders across the project internally, and key external stakeholders to inform this research;
4) Incorporate the existing work that has been completed to date including work on the wider benefits, scorecard, works information and existing plans on apprenticeships and education programme;
5) Work closely with HS2 Ltd.'s Head of SEE to draft the content of the materials listed above;
6) Work closely with HS2 Ltd.'s Economic & Commercial Analysis and Benefits Management teams to develop a methodology for measuring and benchmarking the implementation of the strategy; and
7) Develop a stakeholder engagement plan for development and sign off of the strategy content.

Following a sub-OJEU open competition advertised via the Contracts Finder website (see previous opportunity notice at:https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/664d51c9-69ee-4548-b5f4-bec17612d7a3), this contract has been awarded to AECOM Ltd.

Award information

Awarded date

28 November 2016

Contract start date

5 December 2016

Contract end date

5 September 2017

Total value of contract

£94,942.46

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

AECOM Ltd

Address

St George's House, 5 St George's Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Brankovic

Address

Two Snowhill
Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
England

Email

michelle.brankovic@hs2.org.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited