Notice Information
Notice Title
Administration of Grant Application processes for Jobs and Skills for Londoners Grants
Notice Description
The Greater London Authority (GLA) is seeking an experienced Suppliers to support the grant award process for the Jobs and Skills for Londoners AEB provision. This procurement process is being conducted electronically on SAP Ariba portal. The procurement documents are available with restricted access, free of charge, at https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders must be submitted electronically via https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL with the request to participate to be submitted via email to FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk with the title "GLA 82174 - Request to Participate" (more details below).
Lot Information
Jobs & Skills
The Greater London Authority (GLA) is seeking suitably experienced Suppliers to support the grant competition, application and grant award processes associated with Skills and Employment Unit's programmes as part of a multi-supplier contract under two Workstreams - Skills and Employment Support and - Capital Funding. The contract shall be established initially for two years, with an option to extend for a further two years. Specifically, the Suppliers should administer the grant application selection process from receipt of grant applications to award of funding, assess, score and moderate grant applications, and prepare appropriate feedback for successful and unsuccessful grant applicants. Each grant application selection or grant award assignment will require a call off with additional specific details as regards the work including the value of the programme, likely volume of extended grant applications, duration of the scoring. Prior to starting a specific assignment, the supplier will receive training from GLA staff. The GLA will provide the Supplier appointed for each assignment via the call off arrangement with relevant data subject to a data-sharing agreement. The Skills & Employment team will also support the Supplier until the completion of the deliverables. We anticipate that we will appoint between three to nine suppliers for each Workstream for the duration of the contract. Suppliers will be awarded each requirement under a taxi rank approach (e.g., where the suppliers are awarded requirements on a rotation basis) for each Workstream. Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained by sending an email to FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk with the title "GLA 82114 - Request to Participate". If you are not registered on the SAP Ariba Business Network, please register at the above mentioned address and then submit your expression of interest via email to FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk. If you are already registered on the SAP Ariba Business Network, you can then express an interest by sending your Ariba Network ID (ANID) and the Proteus primary bid contact details (name, email address, phone number) to the following email address - FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk with the title "GLA 82114 - Request to Participate". Additional information: Estimated value of PS300,000 includes the initial 2 years and the options to extend for 2 years (PS150,000 per year)
Options: Programme will have 2 more years as extention option
Renewal: This is a 2 years contract initially with an option to extend for 2 more years - on 1+1 basis
Skills Capital InvestmentThe Greater London Authority (GLA) is seeking suitably experienced Suppliers to support the grant competition, application and grant award processes associated with Skills and Employment Unit's programmes as part of a multi-supplier contract under two Workstreams - Skills and Employment Support and - Capital Funding. The contract shall be established initially for two years, with an option to extend for a further two years. Specifically, the Suppliers should administer the grant application selection process from receipt of grant applications to award of funding, assess, score and moderate grant applications, and prepare appropriate feedback for successful and unsuccessful grant applicants. Each grant application selection or grant award assignment will require a call off with additional specific details as regards the work including the value of the programme, likely volume of extended grant applications, duration of the scoring. Prior to starting a specific assignment, the supplier will receive training from GLA staff. The GLA will provide the Supplier appointed for each assignment via the call off arrangement with relevant data subject to a data-sharing agreement. The Skills & Employment team will also support the Supplier until the completion of the deliverables. We anticipate that we will appoint between three to nine suppliers for each Workstream for the duration of the contract. Suppliers will be awarded each requirement under a taxi rank approach (e.g., where the suppliers are awarded requirements on a rotation basis) for each Workstream. Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained by sending an email to FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk with the title "GLA 82114 - Request to Participate". If you are not registered on the SAP Ariba Business Network, please register at the above mentioned address and then submit your expression of interest via email to FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk. If you are already registered on the SAP Ariba Business Network, you can then express an interest by sending your Ariba Network ID (ANID) and the Proteus primary bid contact details (name, email address, phone number) to the following email address - FotisBountalis@tfl.gov.uk with the title "GLA 82114 - Request to Participate". Additional information: Estimated value of PS300,000 (in total with Work stream 1) includes the initial 2 years and the options to extend for 2 years (PS150,000 per year)
Options: Contract is on 2 years as initial period plus 2 years (1+1 basis)
Renewal: This is 2 years contract with 2 years extension option (on 1+1 basis)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-038887
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033677-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
75100000 - Administration services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)
- Contact Name
- Fotis Bountalis
- Contact Email
- fotisbountalis@tfl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E16 1ZE
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Royal Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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