Tender

Dynamic Purchasing System for Alternative Education Provision

  • Worcestershire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014303

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03cdc7

Published 19 May 2023, 11:19am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Worcestershire County Council

Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

Contact

procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk

Email

droe@worcestershire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1905844896

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://worcestershire.gov.uk/tendering

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Dynamic Purchasing System for Alternative Education Provision

Reference number

WCC 00003296

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Following consultation with key stakeholders as part of the AP review WCF wish to strengthen the AP commissioning for registered and unregistered providers and to provide schools/settings with information regarding alternative provision available to support the children and young people of Worcestershire.WCF are therefore looking to implement a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) with two ‘lots’ for the following areas:• Lot 1 - Alternative Provision Providers (Registered and Un-registered Providers) • Lot 2 - Home tuition I

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Alternative Provision

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG12 - Worcestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Alternative Provision Providers (Registered and Un-registered Providers) When a child or young person is unable to attend school full time due to exclusion, medical difficulties or otherwise (Section 19)To support mainstream schools and academies to enable their children/young people to receive their education. To support Children Looked After (CLA) who are not on roll at a school/setting or those not accessing full time education to access learning.

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

Start date

1 July 2023

End date

31 August 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year)

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Home Tuition

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG12 - Worcestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Home tuition - suitable full-time education for permanently excluded child/young persons, and for other child/young persons who – because of illness or other reasons – would not receive suitable education without such provision

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

Start date

1 July 2023

End date

31 July 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for up to a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year)

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

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

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

31 July 2028

Local time

9:00am

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.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Ebgland Wales and Northern Ireland

London

Country

United Kingdom