Contract

Special Education Needs Disability Information Advice Support Service (SENDIASS)

  • Achieving for Children

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-000128

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0364e7

Published 4 January 2023, 10:25am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Achieving for Children

The Civic Centre 44 York Street

Twickenham

TW1 3BZ

Contact

Ms Cassiana Phillips

Email

cassiana.phillips@kingston.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 0

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.afcinfo.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

community interest company

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Special Education Needs Disability Information Advice Support Service (SENDIASS)

Reference number

DN631068

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services

(SENDIASS) provides free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and

support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents

on matters relating to special educational needs and disability.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £660,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services

(SENDIASS) provides free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and

support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents

on matters relating to special educational needs and disability.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-024489


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Polaris Children’s Services Limited

Bromsgrove

B60 4AD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £660,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Achieving For Children

The Civic Centre 44 York Street

Twickenham

TW1 3BZ

Country

United Kingdom