Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Walsall Council
Civic Centre, darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
UK
Contact person: Stephanie Westley
E-mail: procurement@walsall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG38
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.walsall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
WP3763 - SEND Support Services
Reference number: WP3763
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The SEND support service will allow the council to request the provider to support other schools with the LA to further develop their own SEND provision.The provider will function at an operational level reporting to the Council’s Authorised Representative. Specific objectives include:• To manage and work with any Walsall School to build their SEN capacity within their establishment.• To work with identified individual pupils to assess their needs and provide comprehensive feedback to the host school.• To provide an analysis of needs of those identified SEN children• To support with planning, differentiation and delivering personalised curriculum approaches for those identified pupils• To support the schools with SEND progress reviews
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80100000
80200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
Walsall
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• The key responsibility for the service is to ensure that all children in Walsall have access to high quality education provision. • The SEND support service will allow the council to request the provider to support other schools with the LA to further develop their own SEND provision.
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
Start:
01/04/2022
End:
31/03/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
up to 24 months extension options available
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/12/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/12/2021
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Walsall Council
Civic Centre, Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
UK
E-mail: procurement@walsall.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Walsall Council
Civic Centre, Darwall Street
Walsall
WS11TP
UK
E-mail: procurement@walsall.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/11/2021