Published date: 6 November 2022

This notice was replaced on 6 November 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 10 October 2023)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£55,000

Procurement reference

DERBSCC001-DN641596-71732539

Published date

6 November 2022

Closing date

8 December 2022

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

31 August 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

Derbyshire County Council (the Council) has a statutory duty to ensure that there are sufficient school places across the County and as part of that duty currently operates three Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts each with two schools.

The more recently established contract was procured under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and covers The Bolsover School and Springwell Community School (Chesterfield) with the contract signed in 2007 and following construction the schools, which operate as academies with different trusts, opened in 2010. The other two contracts are earlier PFI contracts operating as Derbyshire Schools (DS) 1 and 2.

The Council is seeking a technical advisor to review the terms of The Bolsover School and Springwell Community School (Chesterfield) BSF PFI contract to identify opportunities for cost saving for the Council.

This project shall include the phases as follows (with phases 2 being subject to the outcome of Phase 1):
Phase 1: Initial Contract - A review the terms of the BSF PFI contract to produce a paper detailing the options for cost saving.
Phase 2: Extension to Contract - (a)The implementation of chosen options from the review of the BSF PFI contract; (b) A review the terms of the DS 2 to produce a paper detailing the options for cost saving.; and (c)The implementation of chosen options from the second review.

About the buyer

Contact name

Carolyne Knott

Address

County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
England

Email

carolyne.knott@derbyshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/