Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mr Jamie Brooks
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/?OpenDocument&contentid=1.001
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Local Government
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NMISS September 2021 Placements
Reference number
DN549568
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council is seeking to purchase a number of school placements for Year R and 7 children from September 2021. This is an urgent need and the placements sought will need to be in schools that are
A) Ofsted Registered
B) Able to meet the needs of the Child and their Education, Health and Care Plan following formal consultation period
C) Able to offer capacity in the locality required
D) Agree to the NASS Terms and Conditions
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Kent County Council is seeking to purchase a number of school placements for Year R and 7 children from September 2021. This is an urgent need and the placements sought will need to be in schools that are
A) Ofsted Registered
B) Able to meet the needs of the Child and their Education, Health and Care Plan following formal consultation period
C) Able to offer capacity in the locality required
D) Agree to the NASS Terms and Conditions
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The Authority will be conducting this procurement using the 'Light Touch Regime' as defined in clause 74, 75 and 76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The specification, selection and award criteria together with the evaluation methodology to be used will be included in the Invitation To Tender. This can be obtained by using the Kent Business Portal, which can be accessed through the information included in I.3.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Strategic Commissioning
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom