Published date: 19 March 2018

Last edited date: 19 March 2018

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: 30 April 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

    • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

DERBSCITY001-DN329838-57885959

Published date

19 March 2018

Closing date

30 April 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

2 May 2020

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

Applications are invited for inclusion on the DPS that will support the placement of Learners at independent and non-maintained schools or special pre and post 16 organisations. The successful Applicants will be awarded a position on the DPS and if successful in the Contract Opportunity Award process be responsible for providing the Service directly to the Learner.

The DPS will be made up of DPS Providers that will be able to provide the Service to pre and post 16 Learners, up to the age of 25 years.

The DPS will operate from 01/05/2018 to 30/04/2020. Round one applications close at 10am on 16/04/2018. There are options for annual extension for a further 3 years

The Service required will cover placements of children and young people in these settings for education services in either day or residential settings made directly on behalf of the Council.

Services will be required for;

• Day placements for pre-16 Learners
• Residential placements for pre-16 Learners
• Day placements for post-16 Learners
• Residential placements for post-16 Learners

Service Providers must be able to meet one or more of the following primary needs, which may include challenging behaviours in all categories;

• Cognition and Learning Needs (a range of specific, moderate, severe and profound)
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs
• Communication and Interaction (speech, language and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder)
• Physical and Sensory Needs (visual impairment, hearing impairment, multiple sensory impairment, physical difficulty)

Service Providers are to be able to deliver the following either on a daily or residential basis;

a) Alternative education provision specialist post 16 institutions
b) Virtual Learning
c) Therapeutic Services
d) Reintegration into education
Applicants must meet the minimum requirements of the suitability questionnaire.

The DPS Provider list and access to Contract Opportunities will operate electronically via the EastMidTender Portal.

The DPS will operate for an initial period of two years, with three further potential annual extensions of 12 months available. The duration or termination of the DPS will not affect Individual Placement Agreements via the DPS.
This DPS is not a full DPS as defined under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34, but is a modified version. This is because Section 7 - social and health care services are not subject to the full regulations of the procurement procedures set out in the Regulations.After round one, the Council will open each round for a calendar month and assessment of the applications received for that round will take place by the end of the following calendar month.
Click on the https://www.eastmidstenders.org link. This will transfer you to the Councils e-tendering system where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept responses through the e-tendering system).


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About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Cotterill

Address

Council House
Corporation Street
Derby
DE1 2FS
United Kingdom

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Website

https://www.eastmidstenders.org