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Contract Award Notice

Inclusion Leadership Service

  • First published: 14 January 2022
  • Last modified: 14 January 2022

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Kent County Council
Authority ID:
AA20084
Publication date:
14 January 2022
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

This contract will deliver a programme of Inclusion Leadership training and support for school leaders of mainstream primary and secondary schools in Kent. The aim will be to facilitate opportunities for collaborative working between schools in order to review and strengthen their approaches to the inclusion of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The long-term aims of the service will be to improve a range of outcomes for children and young people with SEND in participating mainstream schools, through providing targeted development opportunities for school leaders that will in turn influence the culture and practices of schools. These long-term aims are supported by the following short-term outcomes for the service:

• School leaders are able to critically review and improve inclusive practice within their own settings through effective peer-review.

• School leaders have improved knowledge, skills and confidence in implementing inclusive practices within their setting through participating in Inclusion Leadership Development Programmes.

• Inclusion Leaders of Education are appropriately trained and effectively deployed to provide expert facilitation of Inclusion Peer Review Clusters and disseminate best practice across settings.

In order to achieve these outcomes, the service model will bring together three interconnected strands of activity which will together enable a school-to-school support network, focussed on inclusion:

• A model for Inclusion Peer Review Clusters, each comprising of up to 6 school leaders, to reach a minimum target of supporting 360 schools during the contract lifetime to undertake an Inclusion Peer Review and implement a subsequent action plan.

• Design and delivery of Inclusion Leadership Development Programmes for school leaders at two levels:

Middle/ Senior leaders and Headteachers / Executive Headteachers (with the target of at least 1 Headteacher /

Executive Headteacher from every school / Trust and 1 senior leader from every school to have completed a Development Programme by the end of the contract).

• Training and deployment of local Inclusion Leaders of Education (ILEs) to facilitate the Clusters and support peer review activity.

The procurement process was conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime as it involved the purchase of educational and training services which are included in Schedule 3 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This was therefore a bespoke procurement process, that was tailored to meet the specific requirements of the Inclusion Leadership Service.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

County Hall

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

UK

Contact person: Ms Amy Merritt

Telephone: +44 3000414141

E-mail: amy.merritt@kent.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ4

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk

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

Inclusion Leadership Service

Reference number: DN535053

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This contract will deliver a programme of Inclusion Leadership training and support for school leaders of mainstream primary and secondary schools in Kent. The aim will be to facilitate opportunities for collaborative working between schools in order to review and strengthen their approaches to the inclusion of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The long-term aims of the service will be to improve a range of outcomes for children and young people with SEND in participating mainstream schools, through providing targeted development opportunities for school leaders that will in turn influence the culture and practices of schools. The service model will bring together three interconnected strands of activity which will together enable a school-to-school support network, focussed on inclusion:

• A model for Inclusion Peer Review Clusters.

• Design and delivery of Inclusion Leadership Development Programmes for school leaders.

• Training and deployment of local Inclusion Leaders of Education (ILEs) to facilitate the Clusters and support peer review activity.

The procurement process was conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime as it involved the purchase of educational and training services which are included in Schedule 3 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This was therefore a bespoke procurement process, that was tailored to meet the specific requirements of the Inclusion Leadership Service.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 800 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80100000

80200000

80500000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ4

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract will deliver a programme of Inclusion Leadership training and support for school leaders of mainstream primary and secondary schools in Kent. The aim will be to facilitate opportunities for collaborative working between schools in order to review and strengthen their approaches to the inclusion of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The long-term aims of the service will be to improve a range of outcomes for children and young people with SEND in participating mainstream schools, through providing targeted development opportunities for school leaders that will in turn influence the culture and practices of schools. These long-term aims are supported by the following short-term outcomes for the service:

• School leaders are able to critically review and improve inclusive practice within their own settings through effective peer-review.

• School leaders have improved knowledge, skills and confidence in implementing inclusive practices within their setting through participating in Inclusion Leadership Development Programmes.

• Inclusion Leaders of Education are appropriately trained and effectively deployed to provide expert facilitation of Inclusion Peer Review Clusters and disseminate best practice across settings.

In order to achieve these outcomes, the service model will bring together three interconnected strands of activity which will together enable a school-to-school support network, focussed on inclusion:

• A model for Inclusion Peer Review Clusters, each comprising of up to 6 school leaders, to reach a minimum target of supporting 360 schools during the contract lifetime to undertake an Inclusion Peer Review and implement a subsequent action plan.

• Design and delivery of Inclusion Leadership Development Programmes for school leaders at two levels:

Middle/ Senior leaders and Headteachers / Executive Headteachers (with the target of at least 1 Headteacher /

Executive Headteacher from every school / Trust and 1 senior leader from every school to have completed a Development Programme by the end of the contract).

• Training and deployment of local Inclusion Leaders of Education (ILEs) to facilitate the Clusters and support peer review activity.

The procurement process was conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime as it involved the purchase of educational and training services which are included in Schedule 3 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This was therefore a bespoke procurement process, that was tailored to meet the specific requirements of the Inclusion Leadership Service.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Service Delivery Model / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Mobilisation / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Workforce / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Partnerships / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Design and Delivery of Training / Weighting: 20

Price

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

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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-006532

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: CS1000117

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Leadership Learning South East

10611912

Montague Place, Quayside

Chatham

ME4 4QU

UK

NUTS: UKJ4

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 791 800.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Kent County Council

County Hall, Sessions House

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

13/01/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education
80100000 Primary education services Education and training services
80200000 Secondary education services Education and training services
80500000 Training services Education and training services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
amy.merritt@kent.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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