Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall, Loughborough Road Westbridgford
Nottinghamshire
NG2 7QP
UK
Contact person: Mrs Katie Greenhalgh
Telephone: +44 1159774761
E-mail: katie.greenhalgh@nottscc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.nottinghamshire.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?advertId=ddf16742-e17e-ee11-8125-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
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?advertId=ddf16742-e17e-ee11-8125-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
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
Specialist Education Framework Phase 1 – Independent Non-Maintained Special Schools Lots 1 and 2
Reference number: DN694393
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a new competitive procurement using a open procedure conducted in accordance with the light touch regime of the Public Procurement 2015 Regulations.
Nottinghamshire County Council (‘the Council’) are running an open tender process to establish a new framework under which the Council are looking to commission Independent non-maintained special schools (INMSS) and Post-16 (where the provision is delivered in house by the school) for the provision of specialist school placements for pupils who are not attending mainstream or maintained schools and who have an Education Health Care (EHC) Plan.
The establishment of a framework agreement for INMSS is the first phase of the recommissioning of the Specialist Education provision for the Council as set out in the Vision document. Ultimately the framework will be extended to include Alternative Education Provision and Post-16 institutions (e.g., further education colleges that are not part of the INMSS), that will be the second/third phases of the recommissioning project and new procurement processes will be run at later dates which are yet to be decided.
The new framework will replace the current Independent / non-maintained special schools Approved Provider List for Nottinghamshire (NAPL).
This initial phase of the framework will have two lots under which the Council can make specialist school placements. In Lot 1 commissioners will put in place block contracts with providers and Lot 2 will see the establishment of an approved provider list.
The scope and nature of the services required by the Council are set out in more detail in the specification. The service is required across the whole of Nottinghamshire County (excluding Nottingham City).
The term of the framework agreement will be for a period of 5 years and will commence from 01 April 2024 to the 31 March 2029. “Call-off” contracts under Lot 2 may commence from the 1st of April 2024, however the earliest date “call-off” contracts can commence under Lot 1 is the 1st of September 2024.
There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further 6 years in increments of 24 months
Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through
the procurement portal using the messaging facility.
To register your interest in this tender and to view the tender documents, the tender is
published on https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Reference DN694393
The closing date for all tenders is the 20th of December 2023 at 4.30pm.
Please note that a standstill period of 10 days will commence from the notification of the
contract award.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
The provider must bid for all lots they can deliver. Under lot 1 Providers can bid on as many locations as they wish to provide a service in, however no single provider will be awarded a block contract in 4 or more of the districts/boroughs.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Independent Non-Maintained Special School Block Arrangement
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) 'the Council' is running an open tender process in accordance with the light touch regime of the Public Procurement regulations 2015 to establish a new framework for Specialist Education.
Under this lot the Council is looking to commission block contracts, known as “call-offs” from the Framework Agreement in each of the Nottinghamshire districts. The Block contracts will start from the beginning of the new school academic year commencing from September 2024.
Bidders must specify which areas they are bidding to operate in. The areas known as districts/boroughs are as follows:
Sub Lot Area
A Ashfield
B Bassetlaw
C Broxtowe
D Gedling
E Mansfield
F Newark and Sherwood
G Rushcliffe
The scope and nature of the services required by the Council are set out in more detail in the
Specification. The service is required across the whole of Nottinghamshire County
(excluding Nottingham City).
The term of the framework agreement will be for a period of 5 years and will commence from 01 April 2024 to the 31 March 2029. The earliest date “call-off” contracts can commence under Lot 1 is the 1st of September 2024.
There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further 6 years in increments of 24 months
Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through
the procurement portal using the messaging facility.
To register your interest in this tender and to view the tender documents, the tender is
published on https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Reference DN694393
The closing date for all tenders is the 20th of December 2023 at 4.30pm.
Please note that a standstill period of 10 days will commence from the notification of the
contract award.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
115 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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
The maximum Year 1 expenditure per block contract for lot 1 is £550,000 which equates to which equates to a total estimated value of £23,100,000 over the initial term of 5 years and a total estimated value of £115,500,000 over the life of the framework agreement if all the extension periods are undertaken per block contract. This is based on placements increasing by 10 for the first three years.
Please note that this is an indicative total value and the Council cannot guarantee the value of
business under the framework agreement as this is subject to demand for specialist school places and the fees are also subject to an annual fee review.
There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further 6 years in increments of 24 months
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Approved INMSS Provider List
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) 'the Council' is running an open tender process in accordance with the light touch regime of the Public Procurement regulations 2015 to establish a new framework for Specialist Education.
This lot will see the establishment of a new approved INMSS provider list for placements that replaces the current Independent / non-maintained special schools Approved Provider List for Nottinghamshire (NAPL). This provider list will be effective from the 1st of April 2024 from which placements can be commissioned. It is to be noted that if the provider is intending to tender for a block arrangement they must also apply to the approved provider list in order to be able to bid for individual placements from the 1st April 2024 onwards and this will also mean that if a provider is successful in being awarded a block arrangement then the council can also place with them if the contracted block capacity had been reached and there was a further demand for places in that area.
Bidders that are successful in demonstrating that they are able to meet the Council’ standards, as set out in the service specification, will be added to the Approved INMSS Provider List and will be subsequently invited to offer places that match the needs of the children and young people.
Full details of the provision required are detailed in the service specification.
The term of the framework agreement will be for a period of 5 years and will commence from 01 April 2024 to the 31 March 2029. There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further 6 years in increments of 24 months
Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through
the procurement portal using the messaging facility.
To register your interest in this tender and to view the tender documents, the tender is
published on https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Reference DN694393
The closing date for all tenders is the 20th of December 2023 at 4.30pm.
Please note that a standstill period of 10 days will commence from the notification of the
contract award.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
134 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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
There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further 6 years in increments of 24 months
Please note that this is an indicative total value and the Council cannot guarantee the value of
business under the framework agreement as this is subject to demand for specialist school places and the fees are also subject to an annual fee review..
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: The initial term of the framework agreement is for five years and will end on the 31st March 2029. There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further six years in increments of twenty four months. This process is a competitive procurement conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, the subject matter is Specialist Education for children and young people with special education needs who have an Education Health Care Plan and the extended duration of the Framework Agreement is justified due to the type of service being sourced and the nature of the market. This is to ensure continuity in the provision of specialist education school places for the children and young people and to minimise disruption to the children and young people.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/12/2023
Local time: 16:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
There are three optional extensions to the framework agreement each of 24 months, a total of 6 years.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/11/2023