Education and training services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan Government Framework Agreement, for the duration of 3 years plus 1, for the provision of managed learning services for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. The above Public Sector Bodies have a need for appointment of a single prime contractor, or a consortium with a lead supplier acting as prime contractor, to work in effective partnership with participating organisations by providing access to a range of high quality learning and development services and solutions designed to meet the needs of the Civil Service and UK public sector bodies, on a managed service basis. This procurement relates to the Administrative social, educational, healthcare and cultural services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR 2015 in the style of the open procedure. The procurement will be conducted in three (3) stages which will be run consecutively. Full details are available in the Invitation to Tender which can be accessed at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1. Although this procurement is being run under the Light Touch Regime, the Authority has chosen to observe a Standstill Period. Following a Standstill Period of ten (10) calendar days and subject to there being no substantive challenge to the Intention to Award, a Framework Agreement will be formally awarded.