Published date: 15 May 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: 17 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£17,000,000

Procurement reference

TOWER001-DN375411-37398438

Published date

15 May 2019

Closing date

17 June 2019

Contract start date

18 June 2019

Contract end date

14 May 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Portal Contract Reference: DN375411
Internal Contract Reference: CS5376
Contract Title: Supply of Teaching and Tuition Staff for the Support and Education of Vulnerable Children - Dynamic Purchasing System
Expressions of interest start date: 15/05/2019
Expressions of interest end date: 14/05/2026
First Round deadline: 17/06/2019
Contract Duration: 84 months (From 15/05/2019 -14/05/2026)
Extensions: Not applicable
Estimated Value (including extensions): £17,000,000
Contact email: procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk
The purpose of this procurement is the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of teaching and/or tuition staff eligible for engagement by education authorities. Staff procured will support the education of vulnerable children who are in Council's corporate care. These could include children and young people in care, children on the roll of the local authority Virtual School, young people who are under Youth Offending Team orders or are being educated in a non-traditional setting due to circumstance or need.
The DPS will be open for throughout its duration and application to the DPS maybe made at any time during this period.

This DPS is being made available to the following classification of Users:
• All local authorities in England and Wales, where "local authority" has the meaning given in Section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972
• All schools under the control of an eligible local authority Organisations wishing to express their interest are requested to register on the London Tenders Portal (www.londontenders.org) where the DPS documentation will be available for download. You will be required to complete an Online Application.
Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract and that this contact is updated as and when required.
The Council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not send any documentation regarding the DPS, which shall be exclusively available through the portal.

Suppliers are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their Application. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for Applications that cannot submit due to internet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.


About the buyer

Contact name

Ambia Begum

Address

Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG
England

Telephone

+44 2073640783

Email

procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Website

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk