Published date: 18 April 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£6,800,000

Procurement reference

BIP390805956

Published date

18 April 2019

Closing date

14 December 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Essex County Council ("the Council") conducted a procurement exercise to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver Individual Packages of Educational Support Services to enable the authority to meet its statutory responsibilities to provide suitable education for children of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school.
This procurement was conducted under the light touch regime and incorporates a refresh mechanism to enable new entrants to apply to join the framework which is anticipated to be enacted at the 2 year anniversary of the service.
This procurement incorporated the following four lots: Lot 1 Tuition Services, Lot 2 Vocational Services, Lot 3 Virtual Learning Services and Lot 4: Early Intervention Re-integration Services.

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About the buyer

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK

Telephone

+443457430430

Email

rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk