Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Achieving for Children
The Civic Centre 44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
UK
Contact person: Ms Cassiana Phillips
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: cassiana.phillips@kingston.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.afcinfo.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: community interest company
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Special Education Needs Disability Information Advice Support Service (SENDIASS)
Reference number: DN631068
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services
(SENDIASS) provides free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and
support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents
on matters relating to special educational needs and disability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
660 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services
(SENDIASS) provides free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and
support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents
on matters relating to special educational needs and disability.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
2022/S 000-024489
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/12/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Polaris Children’s Services Limited
Bromsgrove
B60 4AD
UK
NUTS: UKI63
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 660 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Achieving For Children
The Civic Centre 44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/01/2023