Renewal description:
The Contract will be for an initial 2 years, with three optional 12-month extension periods (1+1+1), subject to satisfactory performance and funding, giving a potential total contract period of 5 years.
Options description:
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend or renew the term of the contract as stated above.
The contracting authority reserves the right to additional goods, services, or works while the contract is valid.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to modify this contract during its term in accordance with Section 74(1)(a) and Paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.
These modifications may include:
• Adjustments to service volumes, or delivery locations within Dorset where they are necessary to respond to changes in funding, policy or service demand.
• Changes to funding levels, including application of grant funding or budget reductions.
• Further extensions (both for time and value), subject to performance and funding availability alongside governance approvals which might be necessary to respond to changes in funding, policy, or service demand.
• Extension of the contract term beyond the 10 per cent provided in Section 74(3)a
• Inclusion of additional supported employment needs, provided they fall within the broad scope of the original specification
Any modification made under this clause will be documented and, where required, published.
The contracting authority also reserves the right to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works in reliance on the direct award justification in paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023