Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Council
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
UK
Contact person: Mr Stewart Martin
Telephone: +44 1519343009
E-mail: stewart.martin@sefton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD73
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sefton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sefton.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
Provision of a SEND Information Advice and Support Service
Reference number: DN728746
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of the Service is to provide children and young people aged 0 – 25
years with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents/carers
with free impartial information, advice and support about matters relating to SEND including
information on matters relating to education, health and social care as defined in the SEND
Code of Practice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
390 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The SENDIASS (special educational needs and disability Information Advice and Support
Service) is a statutory service under sections 19(c), 26(3), 32 and 49 of the Children and
Families Act 2014
Regulations. The purpose of the Service is to provide children and young people aged 0 – 25
years with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents/carers
with free impartial information, advice and support about matters relating to SEND including
information on matters relating to education, health and social care as defined in the SEND
Code of Practice.
In the context of the delivery of this service, impartiality is defined as providing factual
information about all available options, and advice and support, so that parents/carers of
children and young people with SEND and young people with SEND can make informed
decisions, without bias, influence or direction, based on the service’s ethos or the staff’s own
views, beliefs, personal judgements or experiences.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be for a core period of 24 months (1st November 2024 - 31st October 2026) with one 12-month extension option, therefore 36 months in total.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-018775
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN728746
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/09/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KIDS
182 Chanterlands Avenue
Hull
HU5 4DJ
UK
NUTS: UKE11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 390 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Proceedings under Public Contract Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2024