Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall,Westoe Road
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE332RL
Contact
Karen Dixon
karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1914244052
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC22 - Tyneside
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot
Reference number
S8601
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our Local Offer for children and young people with SEND and our current involvement with the Delivering Better Value Programme, we are seeking an experienced external specialist organisation in sensory processing and integration therapy to deliver our Sensory Inclusive Environments Pilot. This pilot will consist of:
- Supporting the development of setting wide policy guidance for schools/settings
- Developing resources for schools/settings
- Delivering face to face and recorded training for professionals
- Supporting schools/settings in assessing their environments with a view to making them more sensory inclusive
- Completing assessment of children and young people with complex sensory processing needs that may require specific techniques and strategies to support them.
We will ask the successful organisation to work closely with our Access & Inclusion Service and our schools/settings to deliver the above, providing written reports for settings and an evaluation at the at the end of the pilot period with recommendations for how to implement learning across all schools/settings.
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: £125,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
Borough of South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a 13 month contract commencing 1 August 2024 expiring 31 August 2025.
The contract sum has been set at £125k for the period of the contract.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-005455
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
21 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Treetops Occupational Therapy Ltd
Eldon Road
Newton Aycliffe
DL5 6UL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Companies House
4167617
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £125,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £125,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The review body is South Tyneside Council, Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 2RL.