Published date: 14 January 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: 1 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

DN386458

Published date

14 January 2019

Closing date

1 February 2019

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

31 January 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

A flexible Procurement Agreement is in place for the purchase of Children's placements in A) Independent Special Schools (Pre-16 years) B) Independent Special Schools (Post-16 years), C) Residential Children's Homes and D) Residential Short Breaks.

This solution will be constantly open within year one and there will be a minimum of two openings each year after that to allow new Providers to come onto the solution. This is the twelfth monthly opening for year 2018/19.

This opportunity has been published via the NEPO tendering portal.


More information

Additional text

Original contract awarded 11.12.2018.

The original tender was issued on the NEPO Electronic tendering Portal as DN170613. This contract is open every month for the first 12 months then at least twice a year thereafter.


About the buyer

Contact name

Linzi McMeekin

Address

Civic Centre
Barras Bridge
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE1 8QH
England

Telephone

0191 2115870 ext 25870

Email

linzi.mcmeekin@newcastle.gov.uk