Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2016-02-16
Buyer: Trafford Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 79111000 | 79140000 | 79411000 | 79412000
Submission deadline: 2016-03-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Trafford Council is prepared to receive applications to be included on a Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) relating to the provision of Learning and Development Interventions, which will be subject to the information, specification and application pack enclosed on the Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk). You should register on the Chest and download the necessary documents, you should not contact the above name person directly for the documents.
This shall be a single DPS that all the Members shall have access to and may utilise in whole, or in part throughout its duration.
The scope of the DPS is to provide Staff, partners, citizens and customer training for the Members and other public sector bodies. The training requirements will cover all employees of the Members, including permanent, casual, temporary, agency, and also apprentices. It shall also cover requirements for schools and their governors etc.
ICT Systems and Applications to cover the training of hardware and software applications either cross-cutting or specific to particular systems. May include, but not be limited to, generic learning and development interventions such as those around the Microsoft Office suite, or more bespoke interventions related to new and existing hardware, software and its associated functionality.
To include any learning and development interventions relating to Health and Safety compliance. This will include, but not be limited to, statutory training interventions and refreshers, accredited courses, and also more bespoke courses around health and safety. Areas may include, but not be limited to, First Aid, Manual Handling, Infection Control, Fire Safety, Working at Heights, Food Hygiene &Safety, Risk Assessment, CoSHH, Stress Management, Asbestos Awareness, Personal Safety, Wellbeing, Correct use of equipment (including medical, health related, and weapons).
Sector-specific technical and professional learning and development interventions applicable to roles and or legislative compliance within the Children. Adults, Medical, Health and Community arenas. Training may include, but not be limited to, courses as part of induction, accredited courses and refresher training to meet legislation, plus bespoke packages as required. Areas of delivery may include, but not be limited to, Safeguarding (Adults and Children), Court Skills, Report Writing, Epilepsy, Autism, Dementia, Mental Health Physical Intervention, Language, Medical, and DoLS training.
Technical and professional training applicable to specific roles, and/or legislative compliance, in all sectors outside of Children, Adults, Medical, Health and Community sector. This may include, but not be limited to, statutory learning and developments intervention and refreshers, accredited courses, and also more bespoke courses as required. In areas such as Highways, Environmental Services, Waste, Buildings Services, Finance, Legal, Project Management, Marketing, PR, Human Resources, Procurement, Commissioning and more.
Learning and development interventions which enhance the productivity, effectiveness and skill-sets of staff, individuals, groups, managers and leaders. These courses may be accredited, within certain fields, or bespoke packages as required. The subject areas within this category may include, but are not limited to, Leadership and management development, coaching, soft skills training, personal development and change management.
This shall be a single DPS that all the Members shall have access to and may utilise in whole, or in part throughout its duration.
Individual Call-Off Contracts shall be entered into under the DPS in the manner described within the PQQ documents, and may commence at any time after the commencement date.
Neither the Council, nor any Member guarantees to call off any specific quantities/work during the term of the DPS, and placement on to the DPS is not a guarantee of being awarded any contracts.
Please note: Suppliers not on the DPS will not be able to bid for learning and development interventions that become available and competed through the DPS.
The scope of the DPS is to provide Staff, partners, citizens and customer training for the Members and other public sector bodies. The training requirements will cover all employees of the Members, including permanent, casual, temporary, agency, and also apprentices. It shall also cover requirements for schools and their governors etc.
The Members are looking to appoint Suppliers who will work with them to deliver a highly customer focused, effective and efficient service whilst maximising the potential for knowledge, education and training. The Members will require a variety of training.
provide a seamless service, maintaining the highest standard of professional integrity, Training, reliability, accuracy and value for money;

Eligibility requirements: Instructions on how to express an interest in this requirement: 1. Bidders will need to register themselves on www.the-chest.org.uk (required only once), and accept the terms and conditions for using of this portal with the portal provider. 2. Once registered, log into the portal, browse the portal for the reference number: DN110525. 3. Click the relevant title, and click express interest button. All available documentation shall automatically become available to you on the portal after the above steps have been completed. Economic Operators must hold any relevant accreditations, standards, or other such licences that are required in the relevant fields to provide the types of training courses that they will offer through the DPS. Section 5: Financial Information — provide information as indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 7B: Insurance — provide self certification as indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 5: Incomplete information provided may result in the submission being rejected. Section 7B: Bidders will need to either have or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance prior to being awarded a place on the DPS. No Call-Off Contract should be awarded if the required insurance levels are not held at the time of awarding that contract. There may be the need for some call-off contracts, to amend the required insurance levels (or types of insurance), this will be made clear in the mini-competition documentation: Public Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (five million), Employers Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (five million), and Professional Liability — 1 000 000 GBP (one million). Section 1: Supplier Information — provide the necessary information requested.Section 2: Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements..Section 3: Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion Part 1 in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements. Section 4: Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion Part 2 in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements. Section 6: Technical and Professional Ability — Provide details of up to three contracts, provided in the last 3 years that are similar in size and nature to those required under the DPS. Section 7A1 — 7A5 — Quality — Failure to provide any response to these questions will result in the submission being rejected..Section 7A6 — Legislation Compliance — Provide confirmation to compliance with the named legislation. Section 7A7 through to Section 7E — Provide responses to all questions. Section 1: Failure to complete the required information. Section 2: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 3: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 4: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 6: A response must be provided, otherwise submission will be rejected. Responses must be similar in nature to the lot descriptions (and that the lots being applied for). Section 7A1 — 7A5 — Quality — Provide the required responses to the questions. Section 7A6 — Legislation Compliance — A response of No to these questions shall result in the submission being rejected. Section 7A7 through to Section 7E — A negative response to any question shall result in the submission being rejected.
Section 5: Financial Information — provide information as indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 7B: Insurance — provide self certification as indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 5: Incomplete information provided may result in the submission being rejected. Section 7B: Bidders will need to either have or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance prior to being awarded a place on the DPS. No Call-Off Contract should be awarded if the required insurance levels are not held at the time of awarding that contract. There may be the need for some call-off contracts, to amend the required insurance levels (or types of insurance), this will be made clear in the mini-competition documentation: Public Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (five million), Employers Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (five million), and Professional Liability — 1 000 000 GBP (one million).
Section 5: Financial Information — provide information as indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 7B: Insurance — provide self certification as indicated in the PQQ documents.
Section 5: Incomplete information provided may result in the submission being rejected. Section 7B: Bidders will need to either have or commit to obtain the following levels of insurance prior to being awarded a place on the DPS. No Call-Off Contract should be awarded if the required insurance levels are not held at the time of awarding that contract. There may be the need for some call-off contracts, to amend the required insurance levels (or types of insurance), this will be made clear in the mini-competition documentation: Public Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (five million), Employers Liability — 5 000 000 GBP (five million), and Professional Liability — 1 000 000 GBP (one million).
Section 1: Supplier Information — provide the necessary information requested.Section 2: Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements..Section 3: Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion Part 1 in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements. Section 4: Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion Part 2 in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements. Section 6: Technical and Professional Ability — Provide details of up to three contracts, provided in the last 3 years that are similar in size and nature to those required under the DPS. Section 7A1 — 7A5 — Quality — Failure to provide any response to these questions will result in the submission being rejected..Section 7A6 — Legislation Compliance — Provide confirmation to compliance with the named legislation. Section 7A7 through to Section 7E — Provide responses to all questions. Section 1: Failure to complete the required information. Section 2: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 3: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 4: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 6: A response must be provided, otherwise submission will be rejected. Responses must be similar in nature to the lot descriptions (and that the lots being applied for). Section 7A1 — 7A5 — Quality — Provide the required responses to the questions. Section 7A6 — Legislation Compliance — A response of No to these questions shall result in the submission being rejected. Section 7A7 through to Section 7E — A negative response to any question shall result in the submission being rejected.
Section 1: Supplier Information — provide the necessary information requested.Section 2: Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements..Section 3: Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion Part 1 in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements. Section 4: Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion Part 2 in accordance with legislation — Provide responses to the statements. Section 6: Technical and Professional Ability — Provide details of up to three contracts, provided in the last 3 years that are similar in size and nature to those required under the DPS. Section 7A1 — 7A5 — Quality — Failure to provide any response to these questions will result in the submission being rejected..Section 7A6 — Legislation Compliance — Provide confirmation to compliance with the named legislation. Section 7A7 through to Section 7E — Provide responses to all questions.
Section 1: Failure to complete the required information. Section 2: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 3: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 4: As indicated in the PQQ documents. Section 6: A response must be provided, otherwise submission will be rejected. Responses must be similar in nature to the lot descriptions (and that the lots being applied for). Section 7A1 — 7A5 — Quality — Provide the required responses to the questions. Section 7A6 — Legislation Compliance — A response of No to these questions shall result in the submission being rejected. Section 7A7 through to Section 7E — A negative response to any question shall result in the submission being rejected.