Published date: 27 April 2020

Last edited date: 23 August 2021

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 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £40,000,000

Procurement reference

TD1306 Extension of DPS

Published date

27 April 2020

Closing date

30 April 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 May 2023

Contract end date

1 May 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

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 operate from 01/05/2018 to 30/04/2023. There are options for annual extension for a further 1 year.

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.

This Dynamic Purchasing System will enable the Council to procure a sufficient supply of suitable placements for Learners needing special educational requirements.

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 duration or termination of the DPS will not affect Individual Placement Agreements via the DPS.

For clarity, 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 (the Light Touch Regime as allowed under Regulations 74 to 77) are not subject to the full regulations of the procurement procedures set out in the Regulations.

Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system. Please search for TD1306.

More information

Links

Additional text

This contract notice is linked to TD1306, This is the extension of the original DPS contract notice.

About the buyer

Address

Corporation Street
Derby
DE12FS
England

Telephone

01332 640768

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk