Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council, P O Box 3176
BRISTOL
BS3 9FS
UK
Contact person: Mr Tom Allen
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: Tom.Allen@bristol.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ec4752f3-b8f7-ec11-8116-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ec4752f3-b8f7-ec11-8116-005056b64545
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
CSI/ED/Therapists, Mentors and Tutors Approved Provider List
Reference number: DN616710
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bristol City Council is seeking to appoint a wide range of providers to deliver high quality therapy, mentoring and tutoring support that will increase educational attainment and participation for children and young people with special educational needs and contribute to narrowing the attainment gaps between different groups of pupils.
The aim of this Approved Provider List (APL) is to facilitate open and transparent purchasing of therapy, mentoring and tutoring, purchased to support the strategic aims and outcomes set out in this document, and to deliver consistent quality, value for money and monitoring.
These services are primarily commissioned by two bodies: the Local Authority and the child/young person’s school. It is the Local Authorities ambition that all Schools within Bristol will use the Approved Provider List to purchase the services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
16 300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Therapy
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 – Therapy:
>Speech and language
>Occupational Therapy
>Physiotherapy
>Educational Psychology
>ABA
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1+1
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Mentoring
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mentoring
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1+1
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Tutoring
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tutoring
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1+1
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/08/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bristol City Council
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/06/2022