Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Civic Centre, Darwell Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
UK
Contact person: Julie Jones
E-mail: procurement@walsall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG38
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.walsall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WP3602 Special Education Needs and/or Disability Information, Advice and Support Service
Reference number: WP3602
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council wishes to procure a supplier to deliver a special education needs and/or disability information, advice and support service (SEND I.A.S.S.). The service shall support Walsall Council and Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group, to fulfil its statutory duty in accordance with the requirements of section 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Also in line with the SEND Code of Practice 2015, which sets an expectation that, children, young people, parent/carers should be involved in the identification, assessment and decision making about provision to meet special educational needs or disabilities.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
650 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85000000
80100000
80300000
85300000
80200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
Walsall.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council wishes to procure a supplier to deliver a special education needs and/or disability information, advice and support service. The service shall support Walsall Council and Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group, to fulfil its statutory duty in accordance with the requirements of section 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Also in line with the SEND Code of Practice 2015, which sets an expectation that, children, young people, parent/carers should be involved in the identification, assessment and decision making about provision to meet special educational needs or disabilities.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Non-price criteria
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 102-247228
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Special Education Needs and/or Disability Information, Advice and Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Family action
34, Wharf Road
London
N1 7GR
UK
NUTS: UKI41
Internet address(es)
URL: www.family-action.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 649 965.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/08/2020