Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Westmorland and Furness Council
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street
Kendal
LA9 4DQ
UK
Contact person: Mrs Corrina McCleary-Hill
Telephone: +44 7423749386
E-mail: corrina.mccleary-hill@cumbria.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.westmorlandandfurness.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
Children’s Services - Delivering Better Value in SEND Transformation and Strategic Programme Support
Reference number: DN749249
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Westmorland & Furness Council Children’s Services directorate is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people in our local area. Our Ambition for Every Child is a key strand of our corporate change programme in the Council.
Service requirements include support for SEND improvements and high needs block deficit reduction. We have developed a highly complex programme of DBV work which require strategic programme oversight. There are several interdependencies which require a specialist skill set to ensure that all workstreams are both improving SEND provision at the same time as become more cost effective and reducing the deficit. These workstreams, which all involve multiple strands, include SEND sufficiency, education health and care plans, introducing the graduated approach, as well as enabler workstreams around data, ICT, and co-production.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Westmorland & Furness Council Children’s Services directorate is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people in our local area. Our Ambition for Every Child is a key strand of our corporate change programme in the Council.
Service requirements include support for SEND improvements and high needs block deficit reduction. We have developed a highly complex programme of DBV work which require strategic programme oversight. There are several interdependencies which require a specialist skill set to ensure that all workstreams are both improving SEND provision at the same time as become more cost effective and reducing the deficit. These workstreams, which all involve multiple strands, include SEND sufficiency, education health and care plans, introducing the graduated approach, as well as enabler workstreams around data, ICT, and co-production.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
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:
2024/S 000-034670
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
Her Majesty's Court Service
The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2025