Decision details
Chief Executive GMCA&TfGM/Treasurer Decision Notice - ESF Skills for Growth Commissioning – Logistics Skills contract award
Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer GMCA & TfGM
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
GMCA have run a competitive process and
Seetec’s submission scored highest after evaluation.
3 submissions were received and were sent to a full evaluation
panel. All submissions were checked by GMCA’s Information
Governance Team and were found to be acceptable. The finances of
the bidding companies were also checked, along with the
safeguarding policies submitted.
The Invitation to Tender comprised of 3 parts, covering (75%)
Quality, (15%) Social Value and (10%) Price.
Following evaluation and moderation, Seetec were ranked highest of
the three bids. However, all three providers had submitted Social
Value responses that were deemed as ‘poor’. GMCA
therefore asked all of the bidders to resubmit a revised Social
Value response. Following evaluation and moderation of these
resubmissions, Seetec remained the highest ranked bid.
The Successful provider’s scores were deemed acceptable and
comprehensive throughout their submission and offered an
economically advantageous tender. Seetec scored higher than the
unsuccessful bidders in a number of questions, and the evaluation
panel were particularly impressed with their responses concerning
their mobilisation and implementation plan, their engagement and
stakeholder management, their performance management and
monitoring.
Decision:
Following a competitive procurement process
using GMCA’s Education Work and Skills Flexible Procurement
System, GMCA wishes to award a £1,000,000 contract to Seetec
Business Technology Centre Ltd. This is part of the Skills for
Growth programme and focuses on skills in the logistics
sector.
Delivery is expected to start no later than end of May 2022,
enrolments must finish by end of March 2023, and all contract
activity and support must conclude by the end of September 2023.
Exceptional performance may result in discussions around extension
option being implemented.
Publication date: 19/05/2022
Date of decision: 19/05/2022