Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Portsmouth City Council
Civic Offices,Guildhall Square
PORTSMOUTH
PO12AL
UK
Contact person: Procurement Service
Telephone: +44 2392688235
E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
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
One-to-one Tuition Services Framework - Virtual School and College
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Portsmouth City Council ('the Council') has terminated the tender, prior to the tender return deadline, for the provision of one-to-one tuition services in relation to Portsmouth's Virtual School and College. The reasoning for the discontinuation of this current tender, is due to several factors related to clarifications raised by providers during the clarification stage.
The Council have concluded that in order to accurately portray the requirements of this proposed framework, many amendments would need to be made to the ITT, Service specification and FTS (Find a Tender) notice, and the Council does not wish to rely on responses to the clarification log, in order to put these changes into effect, as this may not offer a transparent process moving forward during the evaluation and award stages, and we wish to offer a fair, clear and comprehensive opportunity for all providers who are looking to submit a bid for the opportunity of joining this framework.
Additionally, it has been noted that that many key Council officers involved in this tender and the evaluation of bids will be unavailable over the summer period, which is why the tender will need to be pushed back to the Autumn period at the earliest. Delaying the tender will also help to ensure any clarifications raised can be answered accurately, with the assistance of virtual school and college colleagues, as this will align with their availability at the time.
To counter these issues, we are proposing that the current active tender is withdrawn, and a new updated tender is published later this year.
The updated tender will aim to clearly define provider's requirements in relation to face-to-face and online tuition delivery (this may now involve lots), in addition to more transparent procedures regarding service rates and uplifts, amongst other queries raised. This will allow for fair competition when evaluating bids and will ensure all providers are given equal opportunities.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80100000
80200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The indicative timetable for the re-tender is as follows. Whilst the Council does not intend to depart from it, it reserves the right to do so at any time.
1 Contract notice published on FTS 30th August 2024
2 Procurement documents available on In-tend 30th August 2024
3 Deadline for requests for clarification 20th September 2024 at 23:59
4 Tender return deadline 8th October 2024 at midday
5 Evaluation of tenders completed 22nd October 2024
6 Award decision notified to tenderers 5th November 2024
7 Standstill period starts 6th November 2024
8 Standstill period ends 18th November 2024
9 Framework Award Date 19th November 2024
10 Framework Commencement 1st January 2025
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-018126
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/07/2024